Reports Report 3470t (Event 3470-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jessica P |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I never saw a meteor that wide before, it wasn't a long tail but it looked like it was moving away from me, had some depth. The street I was on was well lit, normally you can't see more than a few stars there. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cupertino, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 19' 23.03'' N (37.323064°) |
| Longitude | 122° 2' 15.22'' W (-122.03756°) |
| Elevation | 78.612m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-11-17 20:46 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-11-18 04:46 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 104° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 133.79° |
| First azimuth | 144.01° |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 178.87° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | glowing train light green to white, the last half of it looked like a comet tail. The whole thing got a bit smeared looking just before it disappeared. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Green, fast and sparkly, looked like a firecracker. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |