Reports Report 2016jt (Event 2016-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Christopher S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving on the freeway. I saw the flash and looked up. It was very brief but very bright and there’s definite trails after the larger white fireball, I wasn’t sure if it was a satellite breaking up, but it definitely was not a plane or star in the sky. About a minute before I saw it I glanced in. It looks like Mars was fairly bright and light yellow, and I noticed that facing a little bit northeast. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Moorpark, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 16' 40.58'' N (34.277938°) |
| Longitude | 118° 51' 37.9'' W (-118.860528°) |
| Elevation | 203.382797m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-03-22 20:30 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-03-23 03:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 220° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 354.38° |
| First azimuth | 354.21° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 338.6° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Large ball with a trail |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Trail after large ball was spotty saw fragments |