| Observer |
|
Name |
Aaron D |
|
Experience Level |
2/5
|
|
Remarks |
Quite gorgeous. Considering me and some friends were just talking about voting for "Giant Meteor 2016" I feel we have our sign. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Oakland, CA |
|
Latitude |
34° 12' 15.52'' N (34.204311°)
|
|
Longitude |
118° 51' 13.25'' W (-118.85368°)
|
|
Elevation |
263.43m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2016-10-01 20:30 PDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2016-10-02 03:30 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
163° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
244.03° |
|
First azimuth |
235.05° |
|
First elevation |
25° |
|
Last azimuth |
242.1° |
|
Last elevation |
- |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-12 |
|
Color |
Green |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
1s |
|
Length |
5° |
|
Remarks |
Glowing train. Kept size of the initial fireball then shrank over time. |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
