Reports Report 161a (Event 161-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Alan |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Map for drawing direction of viewing is neat, but cannot be erased if an error is made. To be more specific: Intial viewing direction 100 degrees from Polaris, 30 degrees elevation from ESE horizon, Azimuth 30 degree to 25 degrees, moving from upper right to lower left across 10 total degrees of sky. Good luck. Great website. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Las Cruces, NM |
| Latitude | 32° 16' 55.56'' N (32.2821°) |
| Longitude | 106° 46' 55.2'' W (-106.782°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-01-31 22:59 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-02-01 05:59 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 135° |
| First azimuth | 135° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 90° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Yellow-white with white s |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | 1.5s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | White sparklers trailing meteor along a 10 degree long tail. Some sparklers rose and some fell below line of meteor. All extingushed at same instant that meteor winked out. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | At terminal approximately 0.2 seconds, meteor at head of train appeared to widen. Smaller bright white focus changed from 5 degree down slope from right to left to very brief upward slope, azimuth approx. 5 degrees, rising very lightly from lower right to upper left. Larger bright focus maintained 5 degree downward azimuth and winked out within 0.2 seconds. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |