Fireball report

Reports Report 1528bb (Event 1528-2012)

Observer
Name	Melissa B
Experience Level	4/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Santa Rosa, CA
Latitude	38° 28' 19.82'' N (38.472171°)
Longitude	122° 42' 36.12'' W (-122.710033°)
Elevation	-

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2012-10-17 19:43 PDT
UT Date & Time	2012-10-18 02:43 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	225°

Moving
Facing azimuth	184.20537°
First azimuth	200.78831°
First elevation	36°
Last azimuth	152.32785°
Last elevation	38°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-5
Color	Red, gold, light blue

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	1s
Length	10°
Remarks	Broke as it traveled into distinct pieces of varying size, which persisted for slightly under a second. Fragments were mostly red-orange, with some yellow and blue. Thought it was a firework at first.

Terminal flash
Observation	No
Remarks	Fragmented into several dozen small pieces, most about as bright as an average star. Pieces persisted for slightly under a second.

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	-

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