It was awesome! I would love to know if there was video and if information about this fireball will be available. I'm a middle school science teacher and excited to know more about this event!
Location
Address
Santa Ana, CA
Latitude
33° 43' 54.16'' N (33.731712°)
Longitude
117° 52' 33.9'' W (-117.876083°)
Elevation
23.055099m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-04-04 21:15 PDT
UT Date & Time
2015-04-05 04:15 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
107°
Moving
Facing azimuth
30.61°
First azimuth
22.31°
First elevation
33°
Last azimuth
40.82°
Last elevation
31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-23
Color
Orange, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
0.5s
Length
3°
Remarks
one trail at first, then a smaller piece broke off from the main trail until both terminated in a brighter flash, with the smaller piece edging in front
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
as stated, there was a flash at the end when it broke off into one small and larger pieces
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
two fragments, with the smaller one just ahead of the larger main piece
