Reports Report 918z (Event 918-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dan S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Clear sky, two hours after sunset, lots of light pollution, so actual magnitude must have been pretty high to be so easily seen |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Los Alamitos, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 47' 54.93'' N (33.798592°) |
| Longitude | 118° 4' 27.73'' W (-118.07437°) |
| Elevation | 5.296m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-03-06 20:27 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-03-07 04:27 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 73° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 255° |
| First azimuth | 255° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 270° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | Several chunks of small red balls following after the leading yellow ball |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Several chunks of small red balls emerged and then followed the leading yellow ball |