Reports Report 588bz (Event 588-2012)

Observer
Name Suzette
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Your could see the front of the meteor with a bright perfect gold star with other little stars shooting out from the front. The meteor was first seen out of my front car window as I drove out of the driveway headed north. When I saw it, I pointed it out to my 11 year old son who also got to see it. His comment was WOW!
Location
Address Selma, CA
Latitude 36° 37' 10.47'' N (36.619575°)
Longitude 119° 36' 30.05'' W (-119.608347°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-04-22 08:00 CDT
UT Date & Time 2012-04-22 15:00 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 0.43078°
First azimuth 24.92148°
First elevation 62°
Last azimuth 353.13639°
Last elevation 41°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Gold Star with green tail
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 12.5°
Remarks Streaming green(not dark green) with what appeared to be streaks on green shooting off the side of the trail
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks After the flash didn\'t really see anything.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -