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Observer
Name
Montgomery
Experience Level
1/5
Remarks
-
Location
Address
Lake Forest, CA
Latitude
33° 38' 48.82'' N (33.646895°)
Longitude
117° 40' 40.37'' W (-117.677881°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-10-12 20:50 PDT
UT Date & Time
2012-10-13 03:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
26.91651°
First azimuth
30.25641°
First elevation
82°
Last azimuth
2.663°
Last elevation
61°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
White initially; base of
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
3s
Length
7°
Remarks
Train initially streaked thru sky - glowed bright white; color at front of train looked like an amber when it turned red; train was a tight pattern (not smoke train)
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
It looked like the meteor burned as it turned red
Fragmentation
Observation
No
Remarks
-
