| Observer |
|
Name |
Carmichael S |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
This meteor or fireball was 30 or 40 times larger than any other meteor I've ever witnessed, and I've seen many. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Helendale, CA |
|
Latitude |
34° 44' 39.88'' N (34.744411°)
|
|
Longitude |
117° 20' 0.04'' W (-117.333345°)
|
|
Elevation |
739.138245m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2015-10-23 22:00 PDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2015-10-24 05:00 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
94° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
59.12° |
|
First azimuth |
24.52° |
|
First elevation |
41° |
|
Last azimuth |
78.9° |
|
Last elevation |
35° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-12 |
|
Color |
White blue green yellow |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Duration |
- |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
It was huge and multicolored, green and blue and even some other colors, bigger than any meteor I've ever seen. |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
