Reports Report 1015cw (Event 1015-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Karina W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was going in to my house and I happen to glance over my right and saw a huge meteor was falling for a long time (the longest I\'ve ever seen), approximately 6 seconds or longer. It kept falling until it disappeared behind my neighbors house. it had two smaller fragments next to it, one bigger than the other. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Diego, CA |
| Latitude | 32° 55' 33.49'' N (32.925969°) |
| Longitude | 117° 9' 26.44'' W (-117.157345°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-09-14 19:50 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-09-15 02:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 96.62342° |
| First azimuth | 82.87907° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 90.61272° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | yellow, surrounded by whi |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | 6s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | it was very long and trailed the main falling object and it was much shorter trailing the frangments |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | There were two smaller fragments falling next to the main object, they were the same color as the main one with much shorter trails. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |