Reports Report 2113a (Event 2113-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Eduardo R |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Of the 3 fireballs I've witnessed, this was the most spectacular. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Long Beach, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 47' 34.95'' N (33.793043°) |
| Longitude | 118° 8' 39.81'' W (-118.144392°) |
| Elevation | 13.636m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-04-02 15:20 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-04-02 22:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 86° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 300° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 35° |
| Last elevation | 50° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -25 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 50° |
| Remarks | fragmented glowing train slight amount of smoke.best |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | best I can describe is when a snowball makes impact. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The meteor/fireball was approx pea size, arms length, it appeared larger fragments were from lower portion. There were many fragments, firework like. |