Reports Report 6954e (Event 6954-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michael E |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Torrance, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 50' 18.86'' N (33.838571°) |
| Longitude | 118° 19' 25.59'' W (-118.323775°) |
| Elevation | 25.741045m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-11-15 17:55 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-11-16 01:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 246° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 350° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Orange, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Very bright white fireball streaked from east to west, from about 50* above the horizon to about 35* . I was walking north on my street and saw it dead ahead of me. It lasted about 3 seconds, and then it got brighter and larger, fragmented into 3 to 4 orange pieces, and then burned out. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It enlarged, became brighter white, then fragmented into 3 to 4 orange pieces, and then burned out. |