Reports Report 1528hp (Event 1528-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Stephanie |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Thanks for hosting this site to capture these sightings! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Belmont, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 29' 30.3'' N (37.491749°) |
| Longitude | 122° 18' 1.77'' W (-122.300491°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-17 19:50 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-18 02:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | - |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | -1° |
| First azimuth | -1° |
| First elevation | -1° |
| Last azimuth | -1° |
| Last elevation | -1° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | - |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I didn\'t hear a sound but was driving so could\'ve been obscured. The light was what caught my attention for since was definitely bright. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | A few minutes earlier, I had also seen another smaller meteor farther north on 280 (closer to San Bruno, CA) that lasted a second and had a blue train. I only saw the terminal flash for the main meteor I\'m describing now. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I was driving North on 280 (near Belmont, CA) and it appeared to come from above/behind me but I saw the flash of light luminate the hills around me. When I looked up, I could see what appeared to be fragments/remnants that then went dark. Pretty amazing - since I\'d only seen the end, it seemed as though it couldve been the remnant of one large fireworks explosion but knew it had to be a meteor. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |