Reports Report 2074b (Event 2074-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rick H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving east, the sun was just about to crest over Mt Charleston, when the meteor appeared at the top of the windshield. At first I thought it was a plane that was flaring in the morning light, but as it streaked lower and fizzled, I knew I had just seen something pretty cool! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Pahrump, NV |
| Latitude | 36° 12' 18.23'' N (36.205063°) |
| Longitude | 116° 0' 1.43'' W (-116.000398°) |
| Elevation | 798.23999m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-08-28 06:26 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-08-28 13:26 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 168° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 89.63° |
| First azimuth | 89.08° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 90.43° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Bright White then turned red to maybe green after it "fizzled" |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Halfway through the its arc, the meteor "fizzled" into a couple smaller trails during which it changed from bright white to red and maybe green then it disappeared |