As I have said I have seen shooting stars and meteor showers in very remote locations and this one, in the heart of Los Angeles was by far the most beautiful one I've ever seen. Very dramatic as well... I thought an asteroid was hitting L.A. for a moment.
Location
Address
Los Angeles, CA
Latitude
34° 1' 3.27'' N (34.017575°)
Longitude
118° 24' 42.6'' W (-118.411834°)
Elevation
23.059448m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-11 21:00 PDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-12 04:00 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
45°
Moving
Facing azimuth
114.23°
First azimuth
105.4°
First elevation
51°
Last azimuth
284.6°
Last elevation
21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
9s
Length
10°
Remarks
Let me say I have seen many fireballs and this was by far the largest trail I ever saw. It broke off into fragments which left their own trails that oddly seemed to diverge in strange angles, sharper angles than I would of expected - way less gradual. The trails lasted for like 9 seconds. It was very dramatic and even more so being in the heart of West Los Angeles.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It wasn't blinding, but it was more like the fireball was really big and bright and then went super big for a moment before becoming smaller but more bright.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
As I said the trails lasted 9 seconds and there were like a dozen fragments all large and dramatic and with their own trails, some of those even popping like fireworks.
