| Observer |
|
Name |
Ross B |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
Largest fireball I have seen in some years. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Stockton, CA |
|
Latitude |
38° 0' 10.12'' N (38.00281°)
|
|
Longitude |
121° 21' 17'' W (-121.354721°)
|
|
Elevation |
1.637m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2017-09-15 20:36 PDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2017-09-16 03:36 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
269° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
180° |
|
First azimuth |
223.3° |
|
First elevation |
30° |
|
Last azimuth |
175.89° |
|
Last elevation |
30° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-8 |
|
Color |
Orange tail and coma, bright white head |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
1s |
|
Length |
15° |
|
Remarks |
Glow train orange and breaking up into new train, fragments |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
High number of fragments along train, 10/90 percent up and down, above and below incoming trajectory. White pin head faded to orange. |
