It really was an awesome sight. Funny I was not outside looking for anything, just pondering in my garden. Pretty darn awesome.
Location
Address
Murphys, CA
Latitude
38° 8' 18.94'' N (38.138595°)
Longitude
120° 30' 18.06'' W (-120.505016°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-04-22 07:00 PDT
UT Date & Time
2012-04-22 14:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
8.08557°
First azimuth
16.36792°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
313.38132°
Last elevation
22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
Bright white and tail was
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I only saw one fireball but others said they saw meteors later than I did. I did not hear anything when I saw the fireball but within 15-20? minutes or so later there was an incredibly loud boom, like an explosion of some sort.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
it seemed to go from rainbow of colors to white to nothing in the matter of seconds. I\'ve never seen anything like it before and I\'ve witnessed some pretty impressive meteor showers.
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
These would have been hidden from my vantage point. It fell behind trees and I couldn\'t move fast enough to get a better view. Shortly, maybe fifteen minutes later there was an incredibly loud boom that shook our house. It has been reported throughout our county and further away.
