Reports Report 2263j (Event 2263-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sherry B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I have only seen a couple of meteor showers in my life. This object seemed to be much closer to earth. I have no doubt it was space debris, either a meteorite or a falling satellite or something similar. It was awesome!!!!! I immediately called my husband and we joked about the 'end of the world' since it happened on Dec 21, 2012. If you have any information on this sighting from others, I would dearly like to hear it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lehi, UT |
| Latitude | 40° 23' 18.96'' N (40.388601°) |
| Longitude | 111° 49' 23.59'' W (-111.82322°) |
| Elevation | 1389.87854m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-12-21 17:18 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-12-22 00:18 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 107.28° |
| First azimuth | 105.84° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 69.55° |
| Last elevation | 56° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | Didn't look like smoke, more like a glow. It all happened so fast I didn't see any change to the train from the first moment I saw it until everything disappeared. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Small bright white light followed by glowing fragments expanding randomly out from the center and behind the explosion. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Glowing fragments expanding randomly out from the center and behind the explosion of light. I could compare it to a firework that had no pattern. The fragments did not travel far and disappeared within a split second. The tail disappeared very shortly thereafter. |