Reports Report 580a (Event 580-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Malcolm D |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Please see section on fragmentation. All for now. Thanks |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Oakland,, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 46' 36.49'' N (37.776802°) |
| Longitude | 122° 11' 37.5'' W (-122.19375°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-04-20 21:59 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-04-21 04:59 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 49.89901° |
| First azimuth | 101.6687° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 339.09205° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | Sorry, I am the owner of poor hearing. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | n/a |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I viewed this meteor through a gap in trees about the size of a fist on an extended arm. It appeared to be slow moving on a line that was slightly south to north, but moving from east to west in direction and was yellow in color. About midway point in the opening, a distinct small piece broke off looking like an small spark of yellow light, lifting from the top front and separating cleanly from the body. Because of my relatively limited window of view, I was not able to see the entire duration of this meteor, but I am certain that the overall duration of the event must have lasted approximately 4-5 seconds. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |