My friend and i were camping on the dry lake bed searching for meteorites on the lake bed during the day and that night we were watching the spectacular Perseid meteor shower and low and behold this low flying fireball appears before us. How lucky we were.
Location
Address
, CA
Latitude
35° 3' 39.84'' N (35.061067°)
Longitude
117° 17' 42.85'' W (-117.295236°)
Elevation
619.03m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-08-11 22:21 PDT
UT Date & Time
2016-08-12 05:21 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
262°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
346.98°
First elevation
32°
Last azimuth
316.42°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Green, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Just before it burnt out it broke apart into to a least two pieces
