Reports Report 163cj (Event 163-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Carter R |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | When I was @10 years old (1965) I was throwing newspapers before the sun came up in Amarillo and I saw a large metorite shower with numerous large fireballs - green, blue, and red in the northern sky. My wife and I saw this one while we were sitting in our house - we were not outdoors. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Antonio, TX |
| Latitude | 29° 42' 54.59'' N (29.715165°) |
| Longitude | 98° 29' 57.97'' W (-98.499436°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-02-01 20:00 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-02-02 02:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 1.35808° |
| First azimuth | 21.02661° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 75.38052° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Green - then turned red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | 4.5s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | Didn\'t note much of a train, perhaps because the fireball was so intensely bright and green |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fireball seemed to turned redish orange and disappear |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |