| Observer |
|
Name |
Brendan B |
|
Experience Level |
1/5
|
|
Remarks |
I was driving east on W main st, talking to my wife on the car phone and the green fireball shot down from the sky right in front of me |
| Location |
|
Address |
Merced, CA |
|
Latitude |
37° 18' 11.56'' N (37.303212°)
|
|
Longitude |
120° 29' 18.27'' W (-120.488409°)
|
|
Elevation |
52.826m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2018-02-20 20:40 PST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2018-02-21 04:40 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈1.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
179° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
82.48° |
|
First azimuth |
79.38° |
|
First elevation |
68° |
|
Last azimuth |
75.4° |
|
Last elevation |
20° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-13 |
|
Color |
Green |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
1s |
|
Length |
10° |
|
Remarks |
Flowed like the green light, disappeared with the fireball |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
