American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1601o (Event 1601-2012)

Observer
Name Mike
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address West Hills (Canoga Park), CA
Latitude 34° 12' 37.38'' N (34.210383°)
Longitude 118° 39' 19.72'' W (-118.655477°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-10-23 06:40 PDT
UT Date & Time 2012-10-23 13:40 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth 88.97562°
First azimuth 252.01182°
First elevation -1°
Last azimuth 107.16479°
Last elevation -1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color bright white tail
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 7°
Remarks smoke and glowing. I dont know anything about this technically other than it was totally captivating how low it seemed to the ground and how close it appeared. Wonder if anyone else saw it. About 640 am. pacific standard time (southern california)
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks just a bright white long tail the whole thing lasted 6-7 seconds then poof it was gone. I did not hear anything.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -