Was by far the largest meteor (if that\'s what it was) I\'d ever seen and bigger than whatever the Perseid meteor shower had to offer.
Location
Address
South Lake Tahoe, CA
Latitude
38° 56' 44.01'' N (38.945559°)
Longitude
119° 58' 18.32'' W (-119.971755°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-09-16 22:35 PDT
UT Date & Time
2012-09-17 05:35 UT
Duration
≈10s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
95.71029°
First azimuth
92.74387°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
273.12765°
Last elevation
42°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
-1°
Remarks
Bright white, wide diameter from left to right heading downward to horizon broke up into what appeared to be 5 separate blue streaks before flaring out.
