Observer |
Name |
Steve |
Experience Level |
2/5
|
Remarks |
(my wife is submitting a concurrent report with her subjective impressions. Son saw it too) |
Location |
Address |
Walnut Creek, CA |
Latitude |
37° 53' 26.92'' N (37.890811°)
|
Longitude |
122° 3' 49.33'' W (-122.063703°)
|
Elevation |
- |
Time and Duration |
Local Date & Time |
2012-10-17 19:45 PDT
|
UT Date & Time |
2012-10-18 02:45 UT
|
Duration |
≈7.5s
|
Direction |
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
Descent Angle |
135° |
Moving |
Facing azimuth |
272.62318° |
First azimuth |
242.56811° |
First elevation |
42° |
Last azimuth |
314.93371° |
Last elevation |
39° |
Brightness and color |
Stellar Magnitude |
-13 |
Color |
Yellow - white |
Concurrent Sound |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |
Delayed Sound |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |
Persistent train |
Observation |
Yes |
Duration |
4s |
Length |
10° |
Remarks |
Sparks or meteor chunks after the fire ball |
Terminal flash |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
Fragments - sparky flamey stuff |
Fragmentation |
Observation |
Yes |
Remarks |
- |