Reports Report 1528iw (Event 1528-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Andy S |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Portola Valley, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 24' 5.19'' N (37.401443°) |
| Longitude | 122° 12' 10.68'' W (-122.202966°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-17 20:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-18 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 7.54921° |
| First azimuth | 339.93469° |
| First elevation | 62° |
| Last azimuth | 34.32501° |
| Last elevation | 60° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | yellow mostly, some red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I\'m not certain about the above answers. I think I recall a boom occurring in the same time frame that I saw the lights, maybe 2 to 5 seconds. But the lights were so bright and unmistakable. My memory of the sound, if any, is nowhere nearly as vivid. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Behind the fireball was a train made up of four or five distinct luminous regions separated by near darkness |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | four or five distinctly luminous fragments |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |