Reports Report 4846k (Event 4846-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gene L |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen many meteors in my life time, and whether this was meteor or burning space junk it was quite brilliant, and the tail surprised me the the most because of it's duration and the way it changed from wide smoky red to narrow bright white. 3 to 4 seconds is a long time to observe a meteor tail. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Dayton, NV |
| Latitude | 39° 16' 58.99'' N (39.283054°) |
| Longitude | 119° 32' 51.51'' W (-119.547642°) |
| Elevation | 1322.391m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-12-02 05:35 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-12-02 13:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 235.23° |
| First azimuth | 102.93° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 105.3° |
| Last elevation | 50° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | The glow from the trail started like a wide smoky red then faded into a anrrow bright long white trail. Quite spectacular to see. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was at first a very bright light from the corner of my eye, I turned to see the burst brilliant white, and then watched as the trail glow wide red then fade to a brilliant white narrow streak. I turned my radio down to listen for an explosion but heard none. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |