Reports Report 559a (Event 559-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Chris M |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | It could be an illusion, but the fireball seemed to gain speed immediately after my first viewing. It may have slowed a little. If there was a burst at the end, I would not have seen it because it had already moved behind Lakeshore Elementary School, out of sight. I crossed the street to a better viewpoint to look for a persistent trail (as I have seen before in Leonids) but did not see one. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Francisco, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 43' 49.74'' N (37.730483°) |
| Longitude | 122° 29' 10.13'' W (-122.486146°) |
| Elevation | 31.155884m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-01-31 17:57 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-02-01 01:57 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 109° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 70° |
| First azimuth | 30° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 105° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | White. (Note: I am colorblind.) Note: This fireball did not cast noticeable shadows, as have two I have seen in my life (50 years) |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |