| Observer |
|
Name |
Greg G |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
This fireball was large, bright, and fell in an toward the southwest, behind low hills. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Yucca Valley, CA |
|
Latitude |
34° 5' 26.15'' N (34.090598°)
|
|
Longitude |
116° 23' 47.8'' W (-116.396611°)
|
|
Elevation |
- |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2012-01-13 17:20 PST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2012-01-14 01:20 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
225° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
217.36172° |
|
First azimuth |
240.39075° |
|
First elevation |
70° |
|
Last azimuth |
232.77982° |
|
Last elevation |
- |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-9 |
|
Color |
White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
0.5s |
|
Length |
29° |
|
Remarks |
The train was thick and lasted only a half second, a glowing white ark fallinig to the horizon. |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
