Reports Report 4097w (Event 4097-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ivan D |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I am grateful to have seen this event. Truly amazing!!!! damn... |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Montecito, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 26' 29.71'' N (34.441586°) |
| Longitude | 119° 39' 49.59'' W (-119.663775°) |
| Elevation | 142.759m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-12-22 18:09 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-12-23 02:09 UT |
| Duration | ≈45s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 92° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 47° |
| First azimuth | 35° |
| First elevation | 34° |
| Last azimuth | 90° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 8s |
| Length | 18° |
| Remarks | Bright orange, long tail, slowly across the sky, I expected to hear a boom, hair stood up, it broke up last minute into dozens of pieces, over several seconds, it really appeared to be a fireball traveling across the sky, could have lasted approx 45 sec., never seen any close to being as bright, long lasting and big in mass int eh sky. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it broke up over several seconds with large bright fragments pealing off the main mass which this event lasted 7 - 10 seconds. |