Fireball report

Reports Report 246d (Event 246-2011)

Observer
Name	Cherie P
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	It was exciting. I will feel sooo stupid if it turns out to be a satellite or something manmade. Do you ever let people know what they saw, if you figure out what I saw? I would love to know. Thanks for listening to my rambling. :)

Location
Address	Thousand Oaks, CA
Latitude	34° 13' 23.34'' N (34.223149°)
Longitude	118° 52' 22.53'' W (-118.872926°)
Elevation	-

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2011-02-23 20:15 PST
UT Date & Time	2011-02-24 04:15 UT
Duration	≈1.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up to down
Descent Angle	180°

Moving
Facing azimuth	174.52435°
First azimuth	173.87114°
First elevation	30°
Last azimuth	174.53635°
Last elevation	28°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-11
Color	bright white

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	My windows were up and the radio was playing so even if sounds were evident, I wouldn\'t have heard them.

Persistent train
Observation	No
Duration	-1s
Length	-1°
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	I\'m not sure I saw a flash so let me tell you in my own words what I saw. It was moving much slower than a shooting star and going straight down, it appeared to me. It was bigger than any planet or star in our galaxy that I\'ve seen. About 2/3 of the way through its \"flight\" (or at least the portion I saw), it burst into flames. Serious yellow flames trailing behind it. I can\'t be positive but I thought the flames burned out and then I saw more of the meteor (just a white ball) afterward. Of course, \"it all happened so fast.\" But it was definitely the most amazing astronomical event I\'ve ever seen. And as a 52-year-old, well-educated woman, I\'ve seen enough to know this can\'t compare to anything else. I was just 50 feet down the street from my house and I came bursting in the door shouting, \"Where do I report a meteor???\" That\'s how amazing it was.

Terminal flash

Observation

Unknown

Remarks

I\'m not sure I saw a flash so let me tell you in my own words what I saw. It was moving much slower than a shooting star and going straight down, it appeared to me. It was bigger than any planet or star in our galaxy that I\'ve seen. About 2/3 of the way through its \"flight\" (or at least the portion I saw), it burst into flames. Serious yellow flames trailing behind it. I can\'t be positive but I thought the flames burned out and then I saw more of the meteor (just a white ball) afterward. Of course, \"it all happened so fast.\" But it was definitely the most amazing astronomical event I\'ve ever seen. And as a 52-year-old, well-educated woman, I\'ve seen enough to know this can\'t compare to anything else. I was just 50 feet down the street from my house and I came bursting in the door shouting, \"Where do I report a meteor???\" That\'s how amazing it was.

Fragmentation
Observation	No
Remarks	-