Reports Report 3639bm (Event 3639-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mark C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was very surprised how long it lasted and how intensely it was shining in the last half of the path. It was much brighter in the last half and I was starting to become concerned that I was witnessing a very large meteor that might have a resulting explosion. It was not the case, because just as it was getting brightest, it started to split up and flashed out. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Long Beach, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 45' 18.73'' N (33.755203°) |
| Longitude | 118° 11' 15.94'' W (-118.187762°) |
| Elevation | 0.454529m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-12-29 19:00 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-12-30 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 218.33° |
| First azimuth | 274.3° |
| First elevation | 71° |
| Last azimuth | 210.43° |
| Last elevation | 32° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | __ |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 25° |
| Remarks | glowing train |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | very brief flash at the end during fragmentation |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | several "sparks" shot out from the main fireball in the last second before fading out |