Reports Report 2985a (Event 2985-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tammy S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was looking at the moon which had the appearance of the "man on the moon" at the moment and I was driving towards it, on the freeway. That's when I noticed the fireball which was to the left of the moon and almost as bright as the moon. It was so beautiful. looking at it in the distance, the fireball was about an inch from the moon (in my viewing of it) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Calabasas, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 10' 0.98'' N (34.166939°) |
| Longitude | 118° 36' 52.46'' W (-118.614573°) |
| Elevation | 274.754m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-08-27 20:50 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-08-28 03:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 219° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 239.25° |
| First azimuth | 233.79° |
| First elevation | 49° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | it looked like a tail, the fireball went downward from where it started and had a white tail end zig zagging down. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |