Reports Report 5361az (Event 5361-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rick M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen meteor showers in my life, but long ago. This was the most spectacular thing I've witnessed in the sky ever. While it was exciting, there was a brief concern because then object looked like it was very close and would land in Chino Hills State Park. Thought it was going to cause a wildfire. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Chino Hills, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 55' 23.49'' N (33.923192°) |
| Longitude | 117° 42' 28.37'' W (-117.707881°) |
| Elevation | 242.589m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-24 17:14 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-25 01:14 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 115° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 125.3° |
| First azimuth | 117.17° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 129.28° |
| Last elevation | 26° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | At first a green/blue flame that changed to orange. Then it appeared to disintegrate and broke apart with the pieces looking like flying sparks. |
| 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 | It seemed to break apart as if it had hit something. The pieces spread out and looked like flying sparks that burned out quickly. |