American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1528ay (Event 1528-2012)

Observer
Name Susan J
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address San Francisco, CA
Latitude 37° 46' 59.08'' N (37.783079°)
Longitude 122° 26' 28.2'' W (-122.441168°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-10-17 19:42 PDT
UT Date & Time 2012-10-18 02:42 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth 262.36573°
First azimuth 216.38444°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 324.86596°
Last elevation 47°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color yellow, white
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks My husband and I were in the car talking, and there was traffic noise. I didn\'t notice a sound associated with the fireball.
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 17.5°
Remarks Sparkling train, long strand of bright sparks that got smaller towards the tail, white and yellow sparks in an orangey streak
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks If the individual sparks flying off in the train is \"fragmentation\", then yes, I saw a lot of that! Lots of bright sparks came off the fireball in the train
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -