Reports Report 2119g (Event 2119-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Wendy D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | it was AMAZING . Biggest i have ever seen in lifetime. Super bright .. i thought it was space junk or a plane exploded. I also took it as a good omen , got a big buck that day. I see now this may be a part of the Geminid Shower. Please feel free to contact me .. i would like to know if anyone else saw it. Time was between 7-... 730 Am .. 715 closest guess. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Corvallis, MT |
| Latitude | 46° 19' 27.97'' N (46.324437°) |
| Longitude | 114° 8' 13.42'' W (-114.13706°) |
| Elevation | 1052.71875m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-12-09 19:10 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-12-10 02:10 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 184.06° |
| First azimuth | 185.85° |
| First elevation | 56° |
| Last azimuth | 186.43° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Light Yellow with orange sparks flowing along sides about 1/4 length |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | i was facing north when area lit up and i thought it was headlights reflecting thru trees, i turned to see who was coming then looked up and saw the very bright streak coming straight down, approximately over my house ,, orange sparkles were coming off the sides (we were deer hunting near river bed)... the teminal flash must have lasted about 2 seconds, the metor about 5 seconds |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | i was facing north when area lit up and i thought it was headlights reflecting thru trees, i turned to see who was coming then looked up and saw the very bright streak coming straight down, approximately over my house ,, orange sparkles were coming off the sides (we were deer hunting near river bed)... the teminal flash must have lasted about 2 seconds, the metor about 5 seconds |