Reports Report 5361ab (Event 5361-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lea K |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | it was very large and noticeable - unlike a fast shooting star, it was slow in it's arc and I feared it would actually hit the Earth, until it burned up, with a moment of flaring bits in the sky in the color red before it disappeared. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Los Angeles, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 0' 58.29'' N (34.016192°) |
| Longitude | 118° 25' 49.63'' W (-118.430454°) |
| Elevation | 31.945m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-24 17:10 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-25 01:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 96° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 158° |
| First azimuth | 90° |
| First elevation | 52° |
| Last azimuth | 222.15° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | White fireball with a bright red edge in front white tail |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | the front edge of the fireball was red and as it terminally ended, I saw bits burn up at the end |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | little bits of red matter |