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Observer
Name
Matthew H
Experience Level
2/5
Remarks
I'm having a bit of trouble understanding the brightness scale - the meteor I saw was extremely bright, like burning mercury metal, but was small in size and so did not cast much illumination about on the ground.
Location
Address
Burlingame, CA
Latitude
37° 34' 55.75'' N (37.582153°)
Longitude
122° 21' 43.33'' W (-122.362037°)
Elevation
11.307808m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-12-27 21:00 PST
UT Date & Time
2013-12-28 05:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down to up
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
214.08°
First azimuth
211.8°
First elevation
79°
Last azimuth
213.83°
Last elevation
53°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
No
Remarks
-