Reports Report 1882kd (Event 1882-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Joseph Z |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | By far, this was the biggest and brightest meteor I've ever seen. I expected to see an explosion when it hit the ground, but I did not. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Twentynine Palms, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 7' 48.93'' N (34.130257°) |
| Longitude | 116° 2' 45.43'' W (-116.045953°) |
| Elevation | 598.441m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-06-02 03:55 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-06-02 10:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 115° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 120° |
| First azimuth | 92° |
| First elevation | 28° |
| Last azimuth | 135° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | Note: I did not see a smoke train immediately following the meteor, but about an hour later, just before dawn, myself and my companion, Bill Truesdell saw an odd bluish vapor trail in the eastern sky very much like the photos shown on your website. At this point, 5:00 a.m., we were approx. 60 miles east of 29 Palms near the Hgwy 62 and 177 junction. My first thought on seeing this was that it was a contrail from a military rocket launch such as we sometimes see in the sky following launches at Vandenberg AFB. Also, at the time I saw the meteor (0355), the entire eastern sky lit up momentarily- much brighter than a full moon, but not as bright as the sun. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |