Reports Report 103y (Event 103-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nancy C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Just happen to be awake when it happen, so was my husband, saw the flash and went to our South window to see if we had had a lightning strike nearby (we live in the high desert). Saw the aftermath glow/train that lasted quite a while. Largest meteor flash I've ever seen, glad I was awake. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fernley, NV |
| Latitude | 39° 34' 16.29'' N (39.571192°) |
| Longitude | 119° 9' 48.03'' W (-119.163343°) |
| Elevation | 1323.624878m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-01-17 05:25 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-01-17 13:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 183.75° |
| First azimuth | 209.01° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 186.65° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | - |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | a glowing block of light, much longer than wide, but seemed quite wide |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | a bright flash that lit up the window, brighter than any lightning we've seen |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |