I haven't seen this kind of meteor since childhood. It was way more intense than any I have seen before and a lot closer than the typical shooting star. I feel like that may not ever happen again. My boyfriend was astonished as well. We thought it was a really cool and unexpected experience. We were just hanging outside talking.
Location
Address
San Diego, CA
Latitude
32° 44' 57.2'' N (32.749221°)
Longitude
117° 8' 33.4'' W (-117.14261°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-03-08 23:10 PDT
UT Date & Time
2014-03-09 08:10 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
90°
First elevation
90°
Last azimuth
45°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
bright yellow, orange, and white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Heard an intense burning sound. The light caught our eyes first we saw a sudden glow and thought our roof was somehow on fire. Then saw the fireball and heard a very quick burning sound only for as long as we saw it.
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
30°
Remarks
The train disappeared but later there were 2 horizontal plumes that appeared parallel to one another where we had first seen it enter and exit the atmosphere. They were visible still at 1 am when we went to bed. There were no clouds in the sky near us.
