THIS METEOR BROKE UP INTO ABOUT 4-5 PIECES AS IT TRAVELED DOWN TOWARD THE HORIZON AND NONE OF THESE APPEARED TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY OF BRIGHTNESS AS THEY MOVED TOWARD, AND THEN DISAPPEARED BELOW THE HORIZON.
Location
Address
NIPOMO, CA
Latitude
35° 1' 9.02'' N (35.019172°)
Longitude
120° 28' 41.55'' W (-120.478209°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-10-17 19:55 PDT
UT Date & Time
2012-10-18 02:55 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
325.00802°
First azimuth
313.0818°
First elevation
70°
Last azimuth
326.22424°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
ORANGE
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
THE METEOR WAS TRAVELING AT A RAPID RATE, 45 DEGREE ANGLE AND BREAKING UP INTO SEVERAL GLOWING \'CHUNKS\' OF VARIOUS SIZE AS IT TRAVELED DOWN TO BELOW THE HORIZON
