Reports Report 1062d (Event 1062-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Margaret O |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I work in the Gift Shop at Kitt Peak, and was driving home from there when I saw this. I had just been at the Nightly Observing Program, where we saw several meteors, but nothing like this. I saw one similar to this about 20 years ago, in Urbana, IL. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Three Points, AZ |
| Latitude | 32° 5' 51.36'' N (32.097601°) |
| Longitude | 111° 15' 30.08'' W (-111.258356°) |
| Elevation | 762.177734m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-05-12 23:35 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-05-13 06:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 65° |
| First azimuth | 25° |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | 100° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | White, glowing, but faded pretty quickly. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Burst into yellow/orange flame for an instant, then went white, sort of a raindrop shape, on its side. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After the flame burst, I saw it break up into at least two pieces. |