Reports Report 493u (Event 493-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mark H |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was heading home after a morning tour of city facilities in Leander, TX. While driving back to Austin on 183 south, for 1-2 seconds, I saw a very bright, rapidly descending fireball with a fiery train - from where I was it looked like it came down right on top of the Arboretum! - but from all the other posts, it\'s clear it must have been far south of that. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Austin, TX |
| Latitude | 30° 30' 53.55'' N (30.514875°) |
| Longitude | 97° 48' 50.18'' W (-97.81394°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-04-02 11:50 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-04-02 16:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 160.4739° |
| First azimuth | 158.85301° |
| First elevation | 80° |
| Last azimuth | 158.41894° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Fast-moving fireball had a fiery train! |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |