Reports Report 1618a (Event 1618-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Karina, Nina, David, Melissa F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Many shooting stars tonight. Saw two fireballs traveling in opposite directions, but this was the first and largest was around 2 am, and another one followed about 20 min later, going in the opposite direction, also large, also white and with a tail. Topa-Topa Mountains area of Oak View, bordering Ojai, CA. The first one looked like it could take out Santa Barbara if it were big enough...and it looked like it could land low. They were both spectacular fireballs. Four of us saw the first, and two of us saw the 2nd. Excellent stargazing. Big meteors/fireballs with tails were a bit daunting as had they hit....could have been like that Russian meteorite that landed. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Oak View, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 23' 59.99'' N (34.399996°) |
| Longitude | 119° 18' 0.41'' W (-119.300113°) |
| Elevation | 161.383163m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-07-24 02:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-07-24 09:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 282° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 345.34° |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 349.46° |
| Last elevation | 70° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Glowing and pretty |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |