I would really enjoy finding out if this fireball was part of the Lyrid meteor shower. This is a lifetime experience for me and I appreciate the website my son told me about.
Location
Address
Bishop, CA
Latitude
37° 21' 16.14'' N (37.354484°)
Longitude
118° 27' 12.59'' W (-118.453496°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-04-22 07:50 PDT
UT Date & Time
2012-04-22 14:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
318.29603°
First azimuth
329.97635°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
288.6014°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
hot white with blue and o
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
Absolutely no sounds were heard. There were no post disappearance sounds. I was in the desert with no sound obstructions at all. It was quiet on my nice morning walk.
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
3.5s
Length
50°
Remarks
A long consistent white streak attached to a white hot large ball with blue & orange at the beginning of the train. It was glowing against a bright blue morning sky.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The white hot ball appeared to have white side flares and then it disappeared leaving 2 small sparkler like pieces that disconnected and then disappeared. Absolutely nothing was left in the sky.
