This was the first fireball that my husband and I have seen in our 60+ years on this planet and we have to say that this experience was right up there with our observance of the total eclipse of the sun that we observe a few years ago. It was absolutely phenomenal.
Location
Address
Stovepipe Wells, CA
Latitude
36° 36' 26.92'' N (36.607477°)
Longitude
117° 8' 53.79'' W (-117.148275°)
Elevation
-4.739767m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-03-21 18:50 PDT
UT Date & Time
2021-03-22 01:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
250°
Moving
Facing azimuth
270°
First azimuth
330°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
230°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, 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
Originally it was one ball of fire....then there was a vertical split that was dark and it appeared to break the ball into two spheres. One of the spheres was larger. This also coincided with a bright flare.
