Reports Report 764d (Event 764-2022)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 764-2022
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rachel G |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | It was the second biggest fireball I've ever seen, appx. 2.5~3.25 degrees wide (determined according to the 'rule of pointer finger' my old astronomy professor taught us that the width of an index finger is approximately 4 degrees in the sky), the only one larger, longer, and brighter I saw south- southwest from about 2 miles south of my current location rough approximation/ circa June 28, 2018. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Los Angeles, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 11' 38.77'' N (34.19°) |
| Longitude | 118° 25' 40.93'' W (-118.43°) |
| Elevation | 222.18m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-01-29 22:50 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-01-30 06:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 202° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 353.2° |
| First azimuth | 2.81° |
| First elevation | 59° |
| Last azimuth | 348.5° |
| Last elevation | 42° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3.2s |
| Length | 23° |
| Remarks | A smoke trail, like a faded Grey line in the sky, or like a retina burn from a bright light, where you see, like, a 'shadow' of the light shape |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |