I was a slow moving object looking South and heading in a South Easterly direction. A lot slower than a traditional \"falling star\". I first noticed the object and thought it was a plane or helicopter but much brighter. Then I noticed the speed at which it was falling. Once I realized it was a meteor I told my wife to look. All in all it was one of the longest sightings of a meteor I\'ve even seen. All in all about 4 seconds from the time I first saw it in the sky. I\'m glad I wasn\'t the only one. I would love to know if it completely broke up or if any part of the meteor actually hit Earth.
Location
Address
Yuba City, CA
Latitude
39° 8' 37.89'' N (39.143858°)
Longitude
121° 39' 14.68'' W (-121.654079°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-07-21 22:48 PDT
UT Date & Time
2012-07-22 05:48 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
175.27329°
First azimuth
180.04831°
First elevation
52°
Last azimuth
159.52876°
Last elevation
37°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
White, Yellow to Orangeis
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
4s
Length
3°
Remarks
It was a large slow moving meteor with a fairly large train. It seems to be breaking up as the end of the train would glow then another tail end of the train would glow
