| Observer |
|
Name |
Sara O |
|
Experience Level |
1/5
|
|
Remarks |
I have seen shooting stars /meteors before but this was incredible. It lit up the sky. My son was so scared he ran inside. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Santa Cruz, CA |
|
Latitude |
37° 3' 42.66'' N (37.061851°)
|
|
Longitude |
122° 8' 42.54'' W (-122.14515°)
|
|
Elevation |
- |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2012-10-17 19:40 CDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2012-10-18 02:40 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈1.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
135° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
351.42053° |
|
First azimuth |
314.82671° |
|
First elevation |
-1° |
|
Last azimuth |
16.59168° |
|
Last elevation |
30° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
1 |
|
Color |
orange |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
Nothing. We thought it might be an airplane crash but there was no sound. |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
2s |
|
Length |
40° |
|
Remarks |
It looked like a huge ball of fire with broken fire balls and a huge orange/ white trial |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
Organge broken bits behind or around the ball |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
- |
