Reports Report 1632c (Event 1632-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jeffry C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The meteor looked like a bright glowing yellow ball with a long thin white or light yellow train. Suddenly there was a bright flash as the meteor seemed to break into 3-4 pieces followed by a shorter train of orange sparks toward the back, that got darker red and brown toward the leading end . The entire event from when I first observed it lasted about five seconds, but may have been visible before I noticed it myself. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Eureka, CA |
| Latitude | 40° 47' 31.83'' N (40.792174°) |
| Longitude | 124° 7' 32.22'' W (-124.125618°) |
| Elevation | 26.692045m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-07-25 22:18 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-07-26 05:18 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 256.73° |
| First azimuth | 226.25° |
| First elevation | 63° |
| Last azimuth | 267.05° |
| Last elevation | 29° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, Brown |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 13° |
| Remarks | Tail of train was made of orange sparks which changed to red then brown respectively as you got closer to the head of train. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Meteor had a train of orange/red sparks, then there was a bright yellow flash as it broke into 3 or 4 pieces before burning out. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Same as above. |