Reports Report 1764s (Event 1764-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dana L |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was originally looking, northeast, at the stars, having enjoyed the Perseid shower a few days earlier. Out of the corner of my right eye, I thought I was seeing an aircraft's landing light for a second or two. When I turned to view it, I realized it was one of the slowest meteor descents I've witnessed, and closest to the ground when it disappeared. It was almost like a descending flare, with a short trail 2-3 degrees in length. My direct viewing of it lasted another 2-3 seconds. If it reached the ground, my estimation for impact would be southeast Visalia, or rural areas between Visalia and Farmersville. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Visalia, CA |
| Latitude | 36° 18' 4.65'' N (36.301291°) |
| Longitude | 119° 19' 9.55'' W (-119.31932°) |
| Elevation | 97.201393m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-08-16 23:27 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-08-17 06:27 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 52.76° |
| First azimuth | 125.33° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 110.01° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Center of fireball was white, with a light blue/green hue around head. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Frags. were seen as, what would normally be a round head, had small pinpoints of light separate underneath. Frags. disappeared as soon as they separated from fireball. |