Reports Report 946a (Event 946-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | richard |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Absolutely the largest I have ever seen in my life. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | penn valley, CA |
| Latitude | 39° 16' 46.23'' N (39.279507°) |
| Longitude | 121° 11' 52.48'' W (-121.19791°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-08-31 05:05 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-08-31 12:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180° |
| First azimuth | 186.34025° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 172.18466° |
| Last elevation | 49° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Very very large, whitish, |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Not completely round, looked liked the leading edge was more flat, rounded leading edge. This was as large as the moon appears. The train was not uniform across the body but was comprised of many (50+) separate trains. Trains were on the side edges, tail and some coming from the center. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |