Reports Report 588bl (Event 588-2012)

Observer
Name Didi T
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I think it is so great that you have a place for folks to report what they saw. I wish I had been able to respond as soon as I saw it, but it wasn\'t until I saw the newspaper article this AM that I checked out your site. Thank you!! Didi
Location
Address Chico, CA
Latitude 39° 45' 21.01'' N (39.755835°)
Longitude 121° 47' 21.73'' W (-121.78937°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-04-22 07:55 PDT
UT Date & Time 2012-04-22 14:55 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 116.75723°
First azimuth 111.23857°
First elevation 34°
Last azimuth 125.84358°
Last elevation 28°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color I thought I saw orange, b
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2.5s
Length 27.5°
Remarks It was a glowing trail and I think it went from white to orange (or maybe the other way around --sorry :(
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -