Reports Report 990e (Event 990-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Anne P |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving in my car when I saw it appear at the top of my front windshield. It was bright yellow with an orange end. Almost looked like a bright ball that was leaving orange sparks behind. I at first thought it was fragmenting and that was why it was bright orange at the end. The tail was also long. I saw the Leonid meteor shower when I was in Seoul, and the tail was long like those but not the same color. Leonid's seemed light yellow, this one was much more pronounced and dark. It lasted only a couple of seconds before trees obscured it while I was driving. It was super fast. If I hadn't been paying attention to the stop light, I would not have noticed it. I was worried as to whether it hit planes flying above the Corona, CA area. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Corona, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 52' 27.2'' N (33.874222°) |
| Longitude | 117° 33' 31.76'' W (-117.558821°) |
| Elevation | 208.756m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-03-10 19:13 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-03-11 03:13 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 206° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 13.15° |
| First azimuth | 12.92° |
| First elevation | 51° |
| Last azimuth | 12.54° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |