Reports Report 2143y (Event 2143-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lucas A |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I really have no formal training, but know enough to understand that I didn't see a tiny pebble incinerate. I doubt this was anything other than a normal piece a space-rubble, but it was unlike other meteor sighting I've had over my lifetime (35 yrs). I've never seen a break-up so clearly, before. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Covina, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 5' 52.95'' N (34.098041°) |
| Longitude | 117° 50' 46.88'' W (-117.846355°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-09-11 21:01 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-09-12 04:01 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180° |
| First azimuth | 180° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 135° |
| Last elevation | 70° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | I happened to be walking and looking into the south sky. My eye sensed a lit object streaking into the area I was previously gazing. After more than one-second of me focusing on the streak of light that caught my attention, the object broke into at least 5 distinct pieces while traveling westward. The objects vanished a second, or two, after that. The break-up was very noticeable and the individual pieces were clearly distinguishable and independent of the others. Each piece had a good degree of separation for the other pieces by the time it vanished. I heard no sound, but was sounding on a busy street. There was no flash. I would venture to speculate the object was not so small (coffee-table sized or the size of a small couch) because it seems improbable the fragmented pieces would shine so brightly for even a split-second if the object was the size of a basketball or baseball; let alone a full second, or more, that it did. (But, what do I know, right?) |