Reports Report 2579y (Event 2579-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Joe C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It felt very close, much closer than any other shooting star I've seen. And it was slow, much slower than any shooting star I've seen. It was slow enough that my friend's mom was able to say "Look, a shooting star!" and I turned completely around and watched it for a good two seconds before it split and then went out. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Jamul, CA |
| Latitude | 32° 44' 36.67'' N (32.74352°) |
| Longitude | 116° 53' 21.84'' W (-116.889401°) |
| Elevation | 166.371m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-08-05 21:38 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-08-06 04:38 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 8° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 146.3° |
| First azimuth | 141.58° |
| First elevation | - |
| Last azimuth | 351.45° |
| Last elevation | 32° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | It was a glowing train that was quite a distance behind the fireball. Not sure to say how long train was based on the "degree," so I'll leave it blank for now. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Right before the fireball went out, there was a split. I'd say for 90% of the time we saw the "meteor[?]" it was one entity. The last 10% there were two entities. |