was looking into the eastern bright morning sky out our kitchen window and had enough time to call it to the attention of my 11 year old son who was cooking and he saw it as well. The sun was well above the horizon and very bright as there were no clouds, so this fireball was a very bright one. I have seen many shooting stars in my 54 years and only one fireball (in pre-dawn hours while driving) before this one. This was incredibly bright!
Location
Address
Pleasanton, CA
Latitude
37° 41' 9.39'' N (37.685941°)
Longitude
121° 55' 30.43'' W (-121.925119°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-04-22 07:49 PDT
UT Date & Time
2012-04-22 14:49 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
77.33906°
First azimuth
84.92667°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
66.38242°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
40°
Remarks
smoke trail
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
broke apart in to several smaller pieces with blue and orange colors then disappeared.
