American Meteor Society

Reports Report 37l (Event 37-2017)

Observer
Name Marc L
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks Thanks AMS user Lisa B for the excellent report that allowed me to find this awesome fireball luckily on 2 different cameras. I have posted the video on my Meteor Marc youtube channel here https://youtu.be/no2deZMjEsM Enjoy! Nice way to start 2017 with a pretty decent Fireball that bordered on Bolide status.
Location
Address San Gabriel, CA
Latitude 34° 5' 57.46'' N (34.099295°)
Longitude 118° 4' 53.08'' W (-118.081411°)
Elevation 123.322m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-01-06 22:32 PST
UT Date & Time 2017-01-07 06:32 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 182°
Moving
Facing azimuth 179.64°
First azimuth 159.81°
First elevation 48°
Last azimuth 155.31°
Last elevation 11°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -18
Color White Blue Tinge
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
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Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
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Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
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