Reports Report 751a (Event 751-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Aaron G |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | The time was sometime between about 10:10 PM MDT (-0600) and 10:15 PM MDT. I pulled out my cell phone to glance at the clock, but I forget the exact time shown (was it 10:12 PM?). |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | St. George, UT |
| Latitude | 37° 4' 42.16'' N (37.078377°) |
| Longitude | 113° 34' 39.14'' W (-113.57754°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-05-31 22:15 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-06-01 04:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 175.43326° |
| First azimuth | 180.04522° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 170.85815° |
| Last elevation | 6° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | White, perhaps a tinge of |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | No sounds, flashes, or booms were noticed, leading me to believe whatever it was, it must have been quite distant, perhaps over Arizona. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 3° |
| Remarks | It was a glowing white trail perhaps as long as the moon is wide when full. The meteorite broke into two just before it disappeared behind the horizon. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I saw the meteor, one brighter than any I\'ve ever seen, the first I\'ve ever seen with a glowing tail, I pointed it out to my brother, and we both saw it break into two bright glowing white stars both traveling nearly straight down toward the southern horizon, one leading the other, then they disappeared beyond the horizon. I think they were nearly due south of us, perhaps slightly eastward, traveling ever-so-slightly diagonally down (south) and slightly eastward. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |