Reports Report 2591c (Event 2591-2013)

Observer
Name Marc V
Experience Level 5/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Chico, CA
Latitude 39° 44' 41.49'' N (39.744857°)
Longitude 121° 53' 42.35'' W (-121.895096°)
Elevation 50.207844m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-10-23 06:20 PDT
UT Date & Time 2013-10-23 13:20 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 340°
First azimuth 340°
First elevation 53°
Last azimuth 315°
Last elevation 35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 15s
Length 15°
Remarks Well, the fireball looked like it exploded and fragmented, and each fragment had it's own separate glowing trail, and each fragment headed in a different direction, lasting many seconds
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Well the initial fireball was growing brighter, and growing a glowing trail, suddenly it got super bright, and exploded into 4 or more separate smaller, but still amazing bright pieces.
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -