Reports Report 1601e (Event 1601-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jim W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | That meteor was really moving! It covered what I estimate to be about 20 miles in 1-2 seconds. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fresno, CA |
| Latitude | 36° 49' 27.16'' N (36.824212°) |
| Longitude | 119° 47' 6.88'' W (-119.785245°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-23 06:37 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-23 13:37 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 182.48956° |
| First azimuth | 174.55964° |
| First elevation | 46° |
| Last azimuth | 163.07244° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | white and green at the en |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | The trail seemed thin and white, while the meteor was green and broke apart into about 4 pieces. I did not see any smoke, just the streak of light. The ball was almost turquoise, quite lovely. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | just before the ball exploded, it seemed like a piece about 1/4 of the total size fell down directly toward Earth |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |