| Observer |
|
Name |
Jeff |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
- |
| Location |
|
Address |
Los Gatos, CA |
|
Latitude |
37° 11' 48.61'' N (37.196835°)
|
|
Longitude |
121° 59' 44.24'' W (-121.995621°)
|
|
Elevation |
- |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2012-10-17 19:45 PDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2012-10-18 02:45 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈7.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From right to left |
|
Descent Angle |
270° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
7.59166° |
|
First azimuth |
359.14919° |
|
First elevation |
45° |
|
Last azimuth |
0.75129° |
|
Last elevation |
-1° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-13 |
|
Color |
white, with red tail |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
not sure on the sounds. I was holding my sleeping baby on deck. |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
10s |
|
Length |
-1° |
|
Remarks |
I have seen many distant shooting stars, but nothing like this. super long tail and it looked very close! |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
