Reports Report 3711ak (Event 3711-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jill W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was quite low, very bright, and appeared to be heading NNE from my view. My neighbor was outside and saw it, too. So cool to see with someone else! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Francisco, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 47' 6.04'' N (37.785012°) |
| Longitude | 122° 28' 15.54'' W (-122.470983°) |
| Elevation | 44.389m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-10-12 23:20 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-10-13 06:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 84° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 300° |
| First azimuth | 270° |
| First elevation | 28° |
| Last azimuth | 325° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it looked like a sparkler; it definitely had a long train behind it but i'm not sure how to explain it above. there was a bit of smoke that could be seen due to how bright the fireball was |