I was walking up to the observatory with my friend when this happened. We both saw it and I got very excited and happy. A woman walking in front of us turned around smiling, and said, "did you see that?" It was beautiful.
Location
Address
-
Latitude
34° 7' 7.46'' N (34.11874°)
Longitude
118° 18' 1.92'' W (-118.300533°)
Elevation
346.73m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-04-26 21:38 PDT
UT Date & Time
2016-04-27 04:38 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
131°
Moving
Facing azimuth
187.78°
First azimuth
137.05°
First elevation
57°
Last azimuth
214.18°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Green! With yellow red edges and yellow whit tail.
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
45°
Remarks
The glowing green fire rock went left to right in the sky. The train was red at the base of the rock, and trailed yellow white.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The main rock was very visible, and behind it were tiny bits glowing.
