Reports Report 1528at (Event 1528-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | elizabeth r |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I have tried to catch meteor showers when they are reported to be expected. I have caught quite a few. I have never seen one so close, vivid, large and bright. Once in New Mexico I saw what I thought was a closeby meteor which did light up the sky like daylight. It turned out to be a falling sattlelite reported in Canada. Quite a different experience. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | sacramento, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 40' 13.8'' N (38.670501°) |
| Longitude | 121° 34' 57.37'' W (-121.582604°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-17 19:40 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-18 02:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 261.5368° |
| First azimuth | 260.16239° |
| First elevation | 64° |
| Last azimuth | 265.94447° |
| Last elevation | 42° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I was driving. I was probably too far to hear anything since I believe this one fell near the San Francisco bay area which is at least 90 to 120 miles away. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | So large and bright that at first thought it was a plane crashing. (we were passing the Sacramento airport) It was large,then it broke into several pieces at least three. This was the largest and brightest I have ever seen. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | it broke into at least three pieces. But smaller pieces were visible. The ball itself was very bright. But it did not light up the night sky like daylight. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |