Reports Report 372f (Event 372-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Christophe |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I have never seen anything quite like that in my entire life. The fireball was so large and bright, and it stayed in motion for such a long time I first thought it might have been fireworks a few miles down at Sea World, but none were schedule at that time. I am really glad I got to witness that! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Diego, CA |
| Latitude | 32° 45' 33.65'' N (32.759346°) |
| Longitude | 117° 10' 57.59'' W (-117.182665°) |
| 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 left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 279.46358° |
| First azimuth | 283.53711° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 304.84757° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | red then yellow/green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I was driving on the freeway listening to loud (and heavy!) music so I wouldn\'t have heard it anyway. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | It looked like a glowing train, as bright as the fireball itself. It lasted for a 2-3 seconds then faded as the fireball (or a chunk of it?) changed direction to travel vertically from top to bottom, at which point a new trail was visible, although less clearly/persistently. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fragmentation occurred after 2-3 seconds, and it appeared as if the fireball was less bright and and changed direction to travel vertically from top to bottom. The terminal flash occurred ~1 second later. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |