Reports Report 103ct (Event 103-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jeanette K |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I didn't hear anything but I was in my car and had the news on. I witness many meteors on my drive from Oroville to Sacramento but this was like nothing I could have imagined. I also loved looking for the meteor that landed in Coloma CA this past summer. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Olivehurst, CA |
| Latitude | 39° 4' 48.11'' N (39.080031°) |
| Longitude | 121° 31' 48.94'' W (-121.530262°) |
| Elevation | 20.175331m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-01-17 05:21 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-01-17 13:21 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 128.07° |
| First azimuth | 120.75° |
| First elevation | 77° |
| Last azimuth | 73.16° |
| Last elevation | 34° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 7s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | It was a fire red buring trail and then it slowly turned to smoke as the meteor disappeared |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Area is very flat the enter sky east to west north to south exploded, my entire peripheral view exploded with light, I thought it might be a nuclear bomb as it lit everything up, I was scared at first until I saw the meteor and then the trail then I knew. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |