American Meteor Society

Reports Report 30e (Event 30-2011)

Observer
Name Lauren
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks It was amazing to see it
Location
Address Wildomar, CA
Latitude 33° 36' 7.14'' N (33.601984°)
Longitude 117° 15' 35.16'' W (-117.259768°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-01-06 19:23 PST
UT Date & Time 2011-01-07 03:23 UT
Duration ≈25s
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth -1°
First azimuth -1°
First elevation 40°
Last azimuth -1°
Last elevation 35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -27
Color Red orange and white
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks no sound
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration 30s
Length -1°
Remarks glowing orange/red to white, the it looked pretty long. Then it broke up into three pieces which hung in the air for a long time, they eventually faded to black
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks It broke into three pieces, those pieces glowed orange yellow for a long time then burned out to black
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -