Reports Report 580g (Event 580-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cary |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Both of us amateur astronormers felt that it could have spread pieces down toward the ground...from where we were, perhaps towards the Redding, CA area. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Dayton, CA |
| Latitude | 39° 36' 18.75'' N (39.605209°) |
| Longitude | 121° 54' 36.94'' W (-121.910262°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-04-20 22:35 AKDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-04-21 05:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 292.55689° |
| First azimuth | 236.76389° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 316.89398° |
| Last elevation | 32° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | white, a bit of yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | The train was quite bright, about 1/4 as bright as the object itself. It faded all along the path northward, persisting 5 sec\'s. behind the object. No smoke or persistent after the glow of the train stopped. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Path of object was probably mostly towards north. Its path across the sky was initially \"flat\", not dropping as it passed west of me. As it went further north, now NW of me, it seemed to slow, and drop. As it was going more like a 45 deg. drop for 1-2 sec, there was an appearance of a sudden brightening, and a circular white light radiating out from its final position...then suddenly dark. Train behind glowed less and less for 4-5 sec. (white-ish). |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |