American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2895u (Event 2895-2016)

Observer
Name Howard M
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks We were on the deck at my house watching for Perseid earth grazers when this fireball appeared out near the horizon. It was well down into the city lights when it ended so it must have been pretty bright from a better location. BTW...we saw 6 very nice earth grazers between 9 and 10:30 PDT I would say it was marginal to call it a fireball.
Location
Address Jamul, CA
Latitude 32° 42' 36.99'' N (32.710275°)
Longitude 116° 53' 37.02'' W (-116.893616°)
Elevation 398.437m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-08-11 22:21 PDT
UT Date & Time 2016-08-12 05:21 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 195°
Moving
Facing azimuth 324.82°
First azimuth 333.17°
First elevation 55°
Last azimuth 326.28°
Last elevation 16°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -4
Color Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -