Reports Report 3557b (Event 3557-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Linda E |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I've never seen anything remotely like this. I have seen many meteor showers, but it is usually bright dots moving across the sky, or a bright line moving. This was nothing like those, it was HUGE. Like if someone standing right in front of me threw a softball up in the air, that's how big it looked, but a REALLY BRIGHT GLOWING softball with a very bright tail. Amazing! So cool! Thank you for giving me a place to report this! It just felt like I needed to tell someone, and it solidified the facts in my memory as I described it here. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Pinole, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 59' 5.49'' N (37.984857°) |
| Longitude | 122° 15' 5.31'' W (-122.251474°) |
| Elevation | 95.748909m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-12-14 00:07 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-12-14 08:07 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 45° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 213.81° |
| First azimuth | 195.49° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 254.53° |
| Last elevation | 42° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |