Reports Report 1787bn (Event 1787-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jared H |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | Was working with staff on the west-side of Griffith Observatory's roof livestreaming a view of the Moon through one of our portable telescopes as a part of the 2021 Vernal Equinox celebrations. Took me a few seconds to realize what I was witnessing and said "WOW LOOK!" to the roof and all on the roof, 9 persons total, including 2 with astronomy-related PhDs, witnessed the fireball. Absolutely spectacular. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Los Angeles, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 7' 6.27'' N (34.118408°) |
| Longitude | 118° 18' 1.73'' W (-118.300481°) |
| Elevation | 347.629272m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-03-20 19:49 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-03-21 02:49 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 101° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 20° |
| First azimuth | 10° |
| First elevation | 36° |
| Last azimuth | 55° |
| Last elevation | 28° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Light Green, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Saw 2 distinct major fragmentation events, minor fragmentation was occurring constantly from first view to fireball disappearing. Very much looked like a fast firework trailing sparklers while breaking apart into little bright bits. Mostly white in color, fragments though were a combination of faded red and faded green. |