Reports Report 297b (Event 297-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tim K |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | 55 year old insomniac, I never saw any thing like this. I thought an electrical transformer arced or blew up to light my 4:00 am garden. Persistent illumination made me look up to see this amazing streak. Thank you God-Nature. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Diego, CA |
| Latitude | 32° 50' 0.61'' N (32.833502°) |
| Longitude | 117° 11' 42.91'' W (-117.195254°) |
| Elevation | 111.818542m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-02-12 03:53 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-02-12 11:53 UT |
| Duration | ≈10s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 305° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 88.55° |
| First azimuth | 83.25° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 58.7° |
| Last elevation | 70° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | 25° |
| Remarks | Bright white streak (illuminating area around me, phenomenal), gradual change with time to greenish then redish, to smokey and jagged (straight streak "blown" to jagged) |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |