Reports Report 1528gn (Event 1528-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Marna H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I observed 3 meteors last night around 11:15 pm in the eastern sky. I look for meteors every clear night and hadn\'t seen any in quite some time. What a treat and a surprise to witness tonight\'s fireball! Thank you for your website. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Santa Rosa, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 27' 14.43'' N (38.454009°) |
| Longitude | 122° 36' 30.74'' W (-122.608538°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-17 19:48 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-18 02:48 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 182.99655° |
| First azimuth | 183.19406° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 185.48161° |
| Last elevation | 32° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2.5s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | At first, I observed what appeared to be an airplane with a bright white light traveling north. Then, there appeared to be an explosive, enlarging of the light. Finally \'pieces\' of it veered slightly north-easterly. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Please see description on page 8. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |