Reports Report 442ca (Event 442-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Benjamin G |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Nothing more, feel free to reach out for questions |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sebastopol, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 24' 7.83'' N (38.402174°) |
| Longitude | 122° 49' 22.47'' W (-122.822909°) |
| Elevation | 23.685312m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-01-17 21:52 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-01-18 05:52 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 226° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 359.54° |
| First elevation | 28° |
| Last azimuth | 355.82° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Light Blue, Green, Light Green, Light Yellow, White (more very light green than anything, second would be white, with very light blue being third) |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Hard to see because it was night time, there was a slight hue of green and purple |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was a flash at the end that was brighter than the rest of the fragmentation, then had a short faint tail shoot out the end of the flash before the show was over |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Progressive Fragmentation, meteor entered as bright as Venus then progressively got brighter with moments of flickering |