Reports Report 1062m (Event 1062-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jonathan S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This was the most spectacular fireball I have seen! It went fully a quarter of the horizon! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Mesa, AZ |
| Latitude | 33° 23' 34.83'' N (33.393009°) |
| Longitude | 111° 52' 15.11'' W (-111.870863°) |
| Elevation | -1m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-05-12 23:45 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-05-13 06:45 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90° |
| First azimuth | 45° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 135° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Glowing white, smoky, later trailing off into red fragments |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It flashed a second or two before it went out. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Toward the end it flashed a bit, then a fraction of a second later it started breaking into little bits, leaving a trail of little red sparks, and just before it finally blanked out it split in two or three pieces. |