American Meteor Society

Reports Report 595c (Event 595-2013)

Observer
Name Kevin O
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Carlsbad, CA
Latitude 33° 6' 15.57'' N (33.104324°)
Longitude 117° 14' 42.88'' W (-117.245244°)
Elevation 139.055527m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-03-12 21:15 PDT
UT Date & Time 2013-03-13 04:15 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth 66.52°
First azimuth 53.75°
First elevation 21°
Last azimuth 19.45°
Last elevation 24°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color Blue, Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 0.5s
Length 30°
Remarks Glowing train, very bright white & blue that quickly dissapeared as the object passed
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks As the object passed, it appeared to explode into a very bright white/blue - as if it burned out - and the "explosion" was slightly larger then the glowing train following the object
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -