Reports Report 580u (Event 580-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Van B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | wow. First one I have ever seen this pronounced. Wasn\'t thinking this was the time of year for meteor showers, so at first thought I wondered if it was a plane that crashed or someone shooting fireworks or something. It took about 20 seconds for it to dawn on me what I had actually seen. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Colusa, CA |
| Latitude | 39° 11' 14.02'' N (39.187229°) |
| Longitude | 121° 59' 44.55'' W (-121.995707°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-04-20 22:48 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-04-21 05:48 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | - |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 288.27933° |
| First azimuth | 282.38685° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 288.20358° |
| Last elevation | 70° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I was in my car driving home on the hiway, so between closed windows and the air conditioner running, I heard nothing. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | Meteorite was a solid yellow ball that descended at approximately 45 degree angle and then burst into shower of yellow sparkler type particles just before hitting the horizon. No trace after the yellow particles slowly dimmed and vanished. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fragmentation occured just before reaching the horizon, maybe 10 degrees above it. It went from a white yellow ball to bright yellow shower of sparks, maybe a half dozen or so, which then faded and disappeared. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |