Reports Report 1703bm (Event 1703-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nate J |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I'm no more than a casual/occasional meteor shower observer. But I've never seen a meteor like this in my life (with so many fragments, and all with tails/trails). |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , CA |
| Latitude | 35° 20' 57.56'' N (35.349321°) |
| Longitude | 120° 37' 53.39'' W (-120.631498°) |
| Elevation | 461.451996m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-04-02 01:45 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-04-02 08:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 266° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 135° |
| First azimuth | 137.33° |
| First elevation | 36° |
| Last azimuth | 96.48° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Orange, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | When I saw it there were already lots of pieces. At first I thought it was a very large group of military jets or rockets because there were so many pieces. I didn't have time to count how many, but somewhere between 15-30 small pieces to the sides and behind the largest piece in the front. All, or nearly all, of the fragments were bright white with yellow and orange tails. |