Reports Report 427a (Event 427-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kenneth W |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | My time estimate is rough, +- an hour. After the meteor was sighted I looked straight up and there was the north star directly above the middle of the path it had just taken above the other campers. I am an amateur astronomer and it was very dark. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lone Pine, CA |
| Latitude | 36° 32' 38.19'' N (36.543941°) |
| Longitude | 118° 2' 43.53'' W (-118.045424°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-04-16 20:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-04-17 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 348.94862° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 16.95971° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | white and green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | White at first, then green flashes, fragmented, then a bright white flash and an orange fading out. Took about 3-4 seconds total. Visibly slowed down during the desent. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |