Fireball report

Reports Report 4481r (Event 4481-2019)

Observer
Name	Tim C
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	Nothing additional. Beautiful fireworks display.

Location
Address	Merced, CA
Latitude	37° 19' 36.54'' N (37.326818°)
Longitude	120° 31' 25.37'' W (-120.523715°)
Elevation	49.098572m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2019-09-17 20:37 PDT
UT Date & Time	2019-09-18 03:37 UT
Duration	≈7.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	130°

Moving
Facing azimuth	85.1°
First azimuth	82.29°
First elevation	59°
Last azimuth	110.82°
Last elevation	11°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-
Color	Light Blue, Dark Green, Green, Light Green, Light Yellow, White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	10s
Length	40°
Remarks	Facing South saw a rapid color changing meteor from the E to NE travelling faster than a fighter jet. White to less white to (i thought Blue, to neon Green with a tail spitting bright white fireballs descending below the tree line. As the meteor descended i noticed what looked to be sparklers spitting out and then at the horizon or tree line, it look to grow in intensity for a second and then i didn't see anything after that.

Terminal flash
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Fragmentation

Observation

Yes

Remarks

Facing South saw a rapid color changing meteor from the E to NE travelling faster than a fighter jet. White to less white to (i thought Blue, to neon Green with a tail spitting bright white fireballs descending below the tree line. As the meteor descended i noticed what looked to be sparklers spitting out and then at the horizon or tree line, it look to grow in intensity for a second and then i didn't see anything after that.