Reports Report 588co (Event 588-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jim S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was an amazing experience. I was aware of the Lyrid shower, and was camping with Boy Scouts (I am an adult leader). We were in town so the sky was not very dark, but I did see one meteor about midnight. This morning, at about 8:00 am, the adults were finishing up our breakfast and I was sitting facing north. The flash was bright enough to draw my attention and I watched it streak across the sky and disappear. The person sitting next to me also saw it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Turlock, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 30' 9.89'' N (37.502747°) |
| Longitude | 120° 51' 33.74'' W (-120.859373°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-04-22 08:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-04-22 15:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 358.09088° |
| First azimuth | 17.45639° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 330.92866° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | bluish white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | It was fairly noisy where I was, so there may have been a sound, but I did not hear it. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 35° |
| Remarks | glowing train- looked like a fireworks trail, except it was bright daylight and a cloudless sky. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As it streaked across the sky it suddenly got very bright and then disappeared |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |