Reports Report 588bt (Event 588-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Christopher G |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | It was amazing to witness this rare event and I was so lucky to be outside and looking in the right direction. (North and slightly west). I could hardly believe my eyes, seeing a meteor in broad daylight is something you can only dream about. I was also out watching the Lyrids in the wee hours that same morning, about 5 hours before the massive fireball event. If it had happened then, the entire landscape would have been lit-up and the fireball would have been too bright to look it directly! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Auberry, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 3' 46.41'' N (37.062891°) |
| Longitude | 119° 30' 23.2'' W (-119.506445°) |
| 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 left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 334.71223° |
| First azimuth | 336.50153° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 344.18086° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | A glowing trail, white against a blue sky. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |