Reports Report 103ak (Event 103-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Paul L |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was working at my computer in a brightly lit room when I saw a flash out of the corner of my eye from the window. I caught just the last bit of the flash, wondered what it was, and then saw the bright train for a couple more seconds so knew it was a meteorite. It must have been very bright to have seen it from a lit room! It was moving at an angle of about 225 degrees (with zero being up/down) as I looked out, and my intuition is that it was moving away, although I suppose I don't have any way of knowing that. I found your site when looking for press reports. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Redwood City, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 28' 51.2'' N (37.480889°) |
| Longitude | 122° 16' 16.61'' W (-122.271281°) |
| Elevation | 154.822769m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-01-17 05:20 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-01-17 13:20 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 61.22° |
| First azimuth | 67.66° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 50.18° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | a glowing train that got dimmer over the 2 seconds |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |