Reports Report 1015cf (Event 1015-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michelle C |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | This meteor needs to be immediately found and evaluated. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Needles, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 49' 18.23'' N (34.821731°) |
| Longitude | 114° 36' 57.93'' W (-114.616091°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-09-14 19:47 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-09-15 02:47 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 7.56383° |
| First azimuth | 6.85485° |
| First elevation | 31° |
| Last azimuth | 6.28797° |
| Last elevation | 24° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Green, Blue with red spar |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | It is storming outside, so anything that I heard COULD have been sounds of the thunder. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | This meteor, or this object, was going moderately slow. It came down at an angel. The front of the meteor was a neon green with a surrounding color of blue. It looked as if something was breaking off the sides of the top, because it was sparking red. VERY big red debris. I have never seen anything like this in my 7+ years of observing the sky. Nothing. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fragmentation I witnessed, was BIG debris of red color. This debris did not dissipate immediately, yet fell WITH the meteor and continued to fall in the same direction. The front of the meteor flashed twice, lasting about 2 seconds. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |