Reports Report 8107at (Event 8107-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jack C |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I’m an astrophotographer with a few years experience and I take regular trips to the desert to observe and photograph. I’ve seen a fireballs but this one might have been the most exciting. It seemed to last a very long time for a meteor and even slowed down. I don’t know if it created a sound as it was very windy and as soon as it escaped my view I ran inside to tell my family. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fountain Valley, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 42' 41.77'' N (33.711602°) |
| Longitude | 117° 56' 27.69'' W (-117.941025°) |
| Elevation | 10.894238m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-11-24 20:11 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-11-25 04:11 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 97° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 285.47° |
| First azimuth | 280.01° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 325° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, Brown, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | I was pointing my telescope at Vega and I saw a fireball come from the south, a few degrees to the left and a few degrees below Vega. It continued past Vega and then it blew up again and I lost sight of it as it went north. Couldn’t see much detail of the smoke trail because it was dark. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Two fireballs or explosions, the first one just before it passed Vega and the second just after. Red-orange explosions but not too bright; it probably wouldn’t have drawn the attention of someone not looking that way. It seemed to slow down and/or break up at the second explosion. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |