Reports Report 1174af (Event 1174-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dave B |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I must've caught it early in it's trajectory. It appeared to me to be traveling NE to SW across Los Angeles toward the ocean.The head was sort of a yellow-white with a tail which was mostly green with some blue. I guess the green meant that there was some nickel in it. From the time I first observed it, the fireball lasted about 2.5 seconds. Towards the end of it's trajectory, it looked like it had sparks coming off it which I guess was the meteor beginning to come apart. It disintegrated and burned out just fractions of a second later. I've never seen one like this -- it's definitely one of the coolest things I've ever seen! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | South Pasadena, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 6' 52.75'' N (34.114653°) |
| Longitude | 118° 10' 1.83'' W (-118.167176°) |
| Elevation | 194.212m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-03-26 21:45 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-03-27 04:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 99° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 170.63° |
| First azimuth | 81.03° |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 198.12° |
| Last elevation | 41° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Light Blue, Green, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Toward the end of it's trajectory, it started throwing off "sparks" which I assume is the meteor starting to come apart before it disintegrated completely fractions of a second later. Looked kind of like some kind of firework streaking through the sky. |