Reports Report 2579p (Event 2579-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Terry G |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | My first meteorological experience seeing something so large and widespread. Truly lucky for me. Awe inspiring. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | La Mesa, CA |
| Latitude | 32° 45' 33.79'' N (32.759386°) |
| Longitude | 116° 58' 10.67'' W (-116.969631°) |
| Elevation | 219.246m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-08-05 22:01 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-08-06 05:01 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 281° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 61.41° |
| First azimuth | 79.01° |
| First elevation | 58° |
| Last azimuth | 15.75° |
| Last elevation | 47° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | One giant orange ball flashed across the sky going North. It broke up with the tail burning maybe 3 seconds, the rest of the fireball kept streaking (falling). Wasn't able to see it burn out, as trees were in the way. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After seeing the initial fireball, it was huge and the moon almost full but it was so bright, it caught my eye. After about 3 seconds, it separated with the orange tail arced and slowly dissipating, the rest of the large piece still moving fast across the sky north, burning brightly. There was no sound. I |