First time I've seen a meteor that was streaking down for long time like that (longer than a split-second, at least) leaving a bright illuminated trail behind it that slowly faded away. Was pretty neat!
Location
Address
Lakeport, CA
Latitude
39° 3' 4.5'' N (39.05125°)
Longitude
122° 55' 9.2'' W (-122.919222°)
Elevation
415.487518m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-10-18 04:28 PDT
UT Date & Time
2023-10-18 11:28 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
244°
Moving
Facing azimuth
3.84°
First azimuth
2.19°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
336.6°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Orange, with yellow & red, like fire
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I saw a bright flash 1st, and looked up and saw big bright meteor streaking down for a few seconds, going east to west.
