Reports Report 2597ap (Event 2597-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | J D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I live in the country and spend a fair bit of night time outside - see shooting stars all the time (to clarify my 'observing experience). |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Yountville, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 23' 15.88'' N (38.387744°) |
| Longitude | 122° 20' 57.57'' W (-122.349325°) |
| Elevation | 22.776482m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-10-13 22:40 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-10-14 05:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 265° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 115.09° |
| First azimuth | 123.34° |
| First elevation | 36° |
| Last azimuth | 93.69° |
| Last elevation | 36° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | Fairly straight, puff in the middle, continuing for another +-10 degrees; glowing then dark then faded away |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | was looking down, jogging, flash lit things up, looked up ans saw the end of a bright, small dot like a photo flash. it went out and saw glowing trail behind it. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |