Most exciting meteor I have ever seen!! Crazy big and bright! Lit up the entire yard! The rumbling boom 4 minutes later went on and on and on.
Location
Address
Santa Barbara, CA
Latitude
34° 27' 33.02'' N (34.459171°)
Longitude
119° 48' 41.73'' W (-119.811592°)
Elevation
39.235569m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-02-21 22:30 PST
UT Date & Time
2013-02-22 06:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
220.49°
First azimuth
205.79°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
234.48°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-23
Color
Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I thought I heard something faint (hissing?) at the time but my boyfriend was screaming! 4 minutes later, we heard a long rumbling explosion sound that lasted several seconds. I am sure of the delay because I ran in to look at the clock both times. We were sitting outside in hot tub and I was facing the perfect direction to see it. He was facing me and saw the yard and my face light up and started screaming.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
20°
Remarks
super bright light blue, the meteor then exploded into several pieces which also kept falling in same direction
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
meteor expoded into several pieces (3-4?) the largest stayed n same trajectory, the others slightly out form that- then they all went down behind our tree line
