| Observer |
|
Name |
Ray D B |
|
Experience Level |
4/5
|
|
Remarks |
Never seen anything like this in 40 years living in the mountains and observing the stars, constellations; and 100 plus meteor showers |
| Location |
|
Address |
Big Bear, CA |
|
Latitude |
34° 17' 7.78'' N (34.285494°)
|
|
Longitude |
116° 50' 17.22'' W (-116.838116°)
|
|
Elevation |
2408.957m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2016-07-27 22:05 PDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2016-07-28 05:05 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈20s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
100° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
177.73° |
|
First azimuth |
177.37° |
|
First elevation |
17° |
|
Last azimuth |
64.34° |
|
Last elevation |
- |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-22 |
|
Color |
Orange tails w twinkling heads that shifted from white to light blue |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
20s |
|
Length |
10° |
|
Remarks |
Flaming orange train that continued to "burn" the entire duration the twin fire balls were visible |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
