I was in my living room looking out through patio windows with clear view west up to 25 degrees above the horizon where view was then obstructed by over hanging balcony. I immediately held my upright fist out at arms length to judge the angle through which the fireball passed, figuring 5 deg per fist-height. I believe my view observed maybe 50% of the event as I saw the trail brighten from about -1 mag to -8 or -9 then end abruptly after bright flash. I often set up my telescope to observe from my patio so I am pretty sure about the azimuth of the event ending just a degree or so north of due west and trailing downward almost vertically from my perspective with no more than a few degrees (3-5) slant north-to-south in the overall east-to-west track.
Location
Address
Huntington Beach, CA
Latitude
33° 43' 22.77'' N (33.722992°)
Longitude
118° 3' 20.51'' W (-118.055697°)
Elevation
1.965106m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-11-25 20:01 PST
UT Date & Time
2014-11-26 04:01 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
273°
First azimuth
274°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
272°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
single point flash, quite bright just1 or 2 degrees before the end of the trail
