Observer |
Name |
Lisa C |
Experience Level |
2/5
|
Remarks |
I’ve never seen a greenish shooting “fireball” with a tail in the sky! It was an amazing experience!!! Love to know if others saw it |
Location |
Address |
Santa Monica, CA |
Latitude |
33° 59' 51.1'' N (33.997528°)
|
Longitude |
118° 29' 11.37'' W (-118.486493°)
|
Elevation |
1.407m |
Time and Duration |
Local Date & Time |
2018-08-07 01:30 PDT
|
UT Date & Time |
2018-08-07 08:30 UT
|
Duration |
≈1.5s
|
Direction |
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
Descent Angle |
243° |
Moving |
Facing azimuth |
226.23° |
First azimuth |
294.29° |
First elevation |
65° |
Last azimuth |
223.86° |
Last elevation |
30° |
Brightness and color |
Stellar Magnitude |
-8 |
Color |
Light Green, Orange, Light Yellow |
Concurrent Sound |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |
Delayed Sound |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |
Persistent train |
Observation |
Yes |
Duration |
3s |
Length |
10° |
Remarks |
Glowing train |
Terminal flash |
Observation |
Yes |
Remarks |
Looking brighter as it descended |
Fragmentation |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |