I was driving westbound on HYW80 and the flash was bright enough to light up the mountains all around but I was in the canyon and could not see the meteor. I am an airline pilot and have also found meteors on the lake beds in NV so I am interested, nice website never been here before.
Location
Address
Reno, NV
Latitude
39° 34' 34.4'' N (39.576223°)
Longitude
119° 28' 21.14'' W (-119.47254°)
Elevation
1294.259033m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-01-17 05:15 PST
UT Date & Time
2013-01-17 13:15 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
Unknown
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
190°
First azimuth
-1°
First elevation
-1°
Last azimuth
-1°
Last elevation
-1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Bright blue flashed 2-3 times and lite up the mountains.
