Reports Report 602a (Event 602-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Matthew S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | First time seeing something this bright - I've seen rockets and rocket plumes in the area, and am very used to aircraft and military aircraft flying around. This looked nothing like it and was much more intensely bright than I'd seen in the sky before. It reminded me heavily of footage of the Russian meteor, but it wasn't as long or as bright as it. I've taken a few courses in astronomy and watch a lot of shows about the universe on television. My dad even made comments regarding the fact we may have been able to see the near comet since it was low to the horizon but I do not believe that this was the comet since it was so bright then disappeared. It looks like the tell-tale appearance of a meteor, just in a green hue. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Poway, CA |
| Latitude | 32° 57' 24.93'' N (32.956926°) |
| Longitude | 117° 3' 14.35'' W (-117.053985°) |
| Elevation | 152.267807m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-03-13 20:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-03-14 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 167.67° |
| First azimuth | 204.68° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 144.78° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Light Blue, Green, Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 3° |
| Remarks | Glowing train followed a bright green spot in the sky - my dad & I were driving down the road to dinner & saw it slowly streak across the sky - it dissipated without shimmering but left a spot in my vision |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |