Reports Report 1529ew (Event 1529-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Scott P |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Chemical engineer by trade, but took every astronomy course I could. I'd had at least two conversations about astronomy in the preceding 24 hours. This was very hard for me to pinpoint my exact location. I was high in the sky. I'm reasonably tall (6'1"), so for this to have jumped out and grabbed by attention, it had to be very near to eye-level at the outset. Out plane was bearing W x SW toward LAX, cruising altitude was 30,000 ft, but we were about 25 minutes short of landing, so likely had begun to descend to some degree. The meteor was heading very nearly due west from what I saw, and looking at it side-long, I'd say it was coming in with a 20–30° angle to the horizon. Feel free to email me for any clarification, as this was really one of the most amazing things I've ever witnessed. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Bernardino, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 6' 29.94'' N (34.108316°) |
| Longitude | 117° 17' 22.71'' W (-117.289642°) |
| Elevation | 319.972m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-04-26 21:40 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-04-27 04:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down to up |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 210° |
| First azimuth | 210° |
| First elevation | - |
| Last azimuth | 210° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Green, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.2s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Faint smoke glowing in the green light. It was very close, as I was in a plane, and I was almost seeing this from behind. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | My data are crap because I was in a plane! Flying into LAX last night, landed 10:05, coming from Detroit. This thing was so bright it drew my attention to the window (right, SW direction). I think a first pop caught my attention, and the second was a green fireball followed by several orange fragments. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After the second pop (the one I saw directly), this continued to the west, then a second green flash, followed by many small orange fragments that rapidly diminished to nothing after scattering almost like a firework. |