it was beautiful! we see meteors and fireballs frequently here in the sequoia national forest where the moon-less night is often extremely clear. This one was quite a treat while I had insomnia:)
Location
Address
Kernville, CA
Latitude
35° 47' 31.14'' N (35.791983°)
Longitude
118° 26' 47.84'' W (-118.446621°)
Elevation
863.197205m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-06-16 02:57 PDT
UT Date & Time
2024-06-16 09:57 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
176°
Moving
Facing azimuth
112.14°
First azimuth
132.27°
First elevation
72°
Last azimuth
126.57°
Last elevation
8°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
as it descended it grew brighter and larger until it kind of had a little brighter punctuation at the end
