| Observer |
|
Name |
Jeff S |
|
Experience Level |
2/5
|
|
Remarks |
One of the brightest fireballs I've seen. I was walking along a city street with moderate ambient lighting, yet it still caught my attention |
| Location |
|
Address |
Palm Springs, CA |
|
Latitude |
33° 48' 22.83'' N (33.806342°)
|
|
Longitude |
116° 31' 41.19'' W (-116.528109°)
|
|
Elevation |
125.54m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2017-11-18 17:27 PST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2017-11-19 01:27 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈1.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
137° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
193.56° |
|
First azimuth |
178.8° |
|
First elevation |
39° |
|
Last azimuth |
247.86° |
|
Last elevation |
23° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-7 |
|
Color |
White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Duration |
- |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Split into about 15 fragments halfway during the trajectory I saw. The fragments each continued on the same course. |
