The Padres won today, but I don\'t think this green fireball was a Roman candle! I have never seen anything quite like this. I am curious if other people besides my daughter and I saw it!
Location
Address
San Diego, CA
Latitude
32° 48' 30.01'' N (32.808335°)
Longitude
117° 11' 20.61'' W (-117.189058°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-04-05 20:15 PDT
UT Date & Time
2011-04-06 03:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
267.31841°
First azimuth
267.06718°
First elevation
66°
Last azimuth
273.29438°
Last elevation
27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
It almost faded out, but then a piece seemed to fragment to the north slightly and glow brighter again