Reports Report 1298rb (Event 1298-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ronnie C |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | My location was directly facing south on the open ocean, on the ocean jetty, Ocean Institute, Dana Point, Ca. Not sure of exact time but between 9 pm and 9:30 pm. I regularly see meteors falling at this location. Trajectory of fireball was typical of other sightings here. Trajectory was East to West dropping down at a steep slant [ 45 degrees + ] into the open ocean. Exceptionally bright, orange with yellow first, turning green, ending in VERY bright green fireball, shattered super quickly in burst. I see many meteors as an observer, this DID HAVE characteristics and structure of meteors falling, but looked abnormally close and bright. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Dana Point, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 27' 37.85'' N (33.460514°) |
| Longitude | 117° 42' 24.94'' W (-117.706927°) |
| Elevation | 3.93m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-04-10 21:15 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-04-11 04:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 136° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 172.64° |
| First azimuth | 174.42° |
| First elevation | 59° |
| Last azimuth | 175.28° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Green, Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Very fast explosion/burst & shattering [ 1 second ] of main fireball. Appeared to shatter very fast, but did NOT see lit fragments falling as meteorite trails |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Yes, but extremely quickly. Very fast super bright green flash with explosion, but did NOT see fragments trailing down lit |