Reports Report 3711ah (Event 3711-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mo T |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen a significant amount of meteors and perhaps a dozen fireballs. This one was significant by its speed and presence in a major fire area. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Napa, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 18' 26.27'' N (38.307298°) |
| Longitude | 122° 16' 14.6'' W (-122.270723°) |
| Elevation | 33.205m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-10-12 23:14 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-10-13 06:14 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 88° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 272.21° |
| First azimuth | 229.84° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 335.22° |
| Last elevation | 80° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Greenish orange to whitish red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | Glowing train with smaller fireballs curving down from the object. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Object traveled across the sky rather slowly without initial trail. Did not change much in intensity, but began to drop smaller fireballs quickly towards its passing to the north, continuing until lost sight of it in heavy smoke of Atlas Fire to the North. |