Reports Report 3662a (Event 3662-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ken M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was outside in Story Park near the apartment where I live viewing the stars when I saw this very fast moving and brief fireball between Cepheus and Cassiopeia. Because of the very high light pollution in this area (Bortle 8 to 9) I have never seen a shooting star ( meteor) from this location and I have viewed the stars from there dozens of times. The brightness of the fireball was much greater than than the brightest stars that out at the time Vega, Deneb and Altair. Capella was behind the row of Eucalyptus trees that rim the park on the east but, the fireball was much brighter than Capella. It appeared to me that the fireball was brighter than all the the stars combined that I could see at that time. I'm interested to know if anyone else reported this object. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Alhambra, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 5' 59.77'' N (34.099935°) |
| Longitude | 118° 7' 31.14'' W (-118.125316°) |
| Elevation | 147.224m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-10-10 22:05 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-10-11 05:05 UT |
| Duration | <1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 153° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 30.71° |
| First azimuth | 23.07° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 34.17° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A slight amount of sparks behind the main body of the fireball. |