Reports Report 326av (Event 326-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Scott B |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | This was the most impressive meteor I have ever seen. The trail was just stunning. The closes comparable meteor was during the remarkable Leonid shower perhaps in 2000. There was a meteor that was seen all over CA associated with the shower. In comparison that was like a firefly compared to spotlight on a light house. I can not emphasize how large this was. What was also pretty amazing is it occurring so close in time to the meteor seen in Russia. This was as equally as bright as that one while moving, but the termination of the Russian meteor was much closer and brighter than this one, which appear to terminate quite a distance out of over the ocean. What was striking is that the trail continued to be visible for between 10 and 20 minutes afterward. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Big Sur, CA |
| Latitude | 36° 23' 53.26'' N (36.398128°) |
| Longitude | 121° 52' 8.56'' W (-121.869045°) |
| Elevation | 335.675842m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-02-15 19:50 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-02-16 03:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270.3° |
| First azimuth | 279.81° |
| First elevation | 41° |
| Last azimuth | 275.28° |
| Last elevation | 12° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 99.99° |
| Remarks | The train was about 5 degrees wide and was visible from horizon to about 5 degrees above the horizon over the ocean. We were at approximately 1100 Ft. elevation. The train was huge in comparison to a typical contrail left by a jumbo jet. It also appeared rather low in the sky. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | We saw the meteor moving down and a very, very bright flash |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |