Reports Report 918bs (Event 918-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Teri O |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | When I first saw it I thought it was a shooting star. But it became larger, the tail was quite observable and long, and the meteor glowed with several colors around its perimeter. It shot over the mountains just south of lone pine and it hit, the evidence of explosion was initial impact and afterglow. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lone Pine, CA |
| Latitude | 36° 31' 12.03'' N (36.520008°) |
| Longitude | 118° 2' 37.1'' W (-118.043639°) |
| Elevation | 1179.277m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-03-06 20:30 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-03-07 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 107° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 229.45° |
| First azimuth | 194.44° |
| First elevation | 59° |
| Last azimuth | 258.59° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Green, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | - |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Glowing, streaking. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The meteor passed over the mountains and exploded out of sight but with evidence of impact |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |