| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | T M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | In comparison to the perseid meteors I saw last year, this one seemed much closer, larger, and brighter. It also lasted longer than the ones I saw before. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Santa Cruz, CA |
| Latitude | 36° 59' 58.96'' N (36.999711°) |
| Longitude | 122° 3' 11.73'' W (-122.053257°) |
| Elevation | 245.147873m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-02-17 20:45 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-02-18 04:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 186° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 345.83° |
| First azimuth | 343.93° |
| First elevation | 85° |
| Last azimuth | 353.39° |
| Last elevation | 77° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Light blue, and halfway through there was an orange flash, then it went back to light blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |