Reports Report 596a (Event 596-2012)

Observer
Name mark s
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks the streak was rather wide ,like a crayon mark verses a pencil mark. it traveled slower and longer than the heaviest meteors i\'ve ever seen around tucson or any where. Space Junk? the streak was consistant in brightness and not as bright as some heavier ones i\'ve seen .
Location
Address Oro Valley, AZ
Latitude 32° 22' 9.76'' N (32.369378°)
Longitude 110° 59' 44.48'' W (-110.995688°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-04-23 19:30 PDT
UT Date & Time 2012-04-24 02:30 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 359.23271°
First azimuth 15.99807°
First elevation 67°
Last azimuth 20.55574°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color light blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks i was traveling on a motorcycle wearing a helmet so i didn\'t hear anything related to the meteor.
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -1s
Length -1°
Remarks Rather wide streak that dropped relatively slow and had particles like sparks or embers trailing off it as it descended. it was the slowest traveling streak i\'ve seen. almost thought it wsa a plane going down .
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks there were smaller like partiles trailing off the edges as it moved and they dissappeared quickly.
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -