This was one of the slowest meteors I\'ve ever seen and it broke into many, many more pieces than I\'ve ever seen. I wish I could have seen it from a more rural location.
Location
Address
Sacramento, CA
Latitude
38° 29' 31.02'' N (38.491951°)
Longitude
121° 26' 23.27'' W (-121.439796°)
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 up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
240.9272°
First azimuth
225.19384°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
244.07429°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
green and orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
I didn\'t hear anything, but I was in a parking lot with quite a few people.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
25°
Remarks
The meteor broke up into many pieces so the train was very wide, glowed blue for several seconds after the meteor was no longer visible. No apparent smoke but most of the pieces that broke off were from the bottom of the meteor.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There was a number of flashes as it broke apart. Most of the flashes were orange and as the debris separated from the main body they burned out in a blue green color. Very few of the fragments came from the top of the the meteor.
