Reports Report 1187c (Event 1187-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ayako F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I'm an aerospace engineer. Bearing angle estimates are good, elevation angle estimates are more questionable, and brightness assessment should be treated with the least ammount of confidence, since it changed greatly during the event. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Mountain View, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 23' 7.67'' N (37.385464°) |
| Longitude | 122° 5' 42.09'' W (-122.095025°) |
| Elevation | 34.939663m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-05-30 20:45 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-05-31 03:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 102.71° |
| First azimuth | 108.3° |
| First elevation | 26° |
| Last azimuth | 89.3° |
| Last elevation | 16° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Saw a streak in the sky, started light yellow, got brighter and more orange/red flash before disappeared. Did not note any fragmentation. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |