Reports Report 1298es (Event 1298-2017)

Observer
Name Mason M
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Cool stuff!!
Location
Address Long Beach, CA
Latitude 33° 48' 45.43'' N (33.81262°)
Longitude 118° 8' 20.87'' W (-118.13913°)
Elevation 8.806m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-04-10 20:58 PDT
UT Date & Time 2017-04-11 03:58 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 178.79°
First azimuth 173.4°
First elevation 20°
Last azimuth 194.19°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks In the car driving but saw long yellow then orange streak move down across the sky. Much slower than a shooting star. Got brighter as it got lower and turned from a white to yellow ton dark orange at the very end. Couldn't see any trail, it was at night and we were going 30 mph. Had the music on too with windows up.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -