I am very lucky to live here in Southern California now for 14 years, i have been very fortunate to have seen some really great fireballs from my vantage point. Location is everything when you want to see really cool stuff in the sky.
Location
Address
Ojai, CA
Latitude
34° 27' 0.41'' N (34.450113°)
Longitude
119° 16' 38.55'' W (-119.277375°)
Elevation
229.071671m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-01-29 22:36 PST
UT Date & Time
2020-01-30 06:36 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
256°
Moving
Facing azimuth
184.26°
First azimuth
205.5°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
130.44°
Last elevation
65°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
At its brightest it started breaking apart and fragmented in to many smaller pieces all on fire...this is by far the best fireball I’ve seen. I have been very lucky to see several good ones here at my coordinates
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
When I first saw the fire ball it seemed to have already started its burn but my view was a good 3 seconds before it left my sight trailing smaller fireballs as its breaking apart
