American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1528cp (Event 1528-2012)

Observer
Name Judy
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Fresno, CA
Latitude 36° 51' 7.14'' N (36.851982°)
Longitude 119° 44' 33.39'' W (-119.742608°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-10-17 19:45 PDT
UT Date & Time 2012-10-18 02:45 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth -1°
First azimuth -1°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth -1°
Last elevation 45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -5
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration 10s
Length -1°
Remarks Smoking train that grew brighter as it got closer and then seemed to get a little bigger ( or fuller) right before it disappeared.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks It seemed to get bigger the closer it got and I could see bits of it breaking up. I don\'t think there was a terminal flash, it just seemed to die out.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -