wasn't traveling very fast with no noise but we were unsure of the altitude. we were observing the moon and the planet to the east and turned to walk home and saw it up above. we thought is was space junk. the tail was more like sparks of embers . the brightness varied and fizzled out
Location
Address
Arlington, WA
Latitude
48° 9' 12.56'' N (48.15349°)
Longitude
122° 13' 16.28'' W (-122.22119°)
Elevation
43.583m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-07-29 21:50 PDT
UT Date & Time
2017-07-30 04:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
80.81°
First azimuth
144.19°
First elevation
79°
Last azimuth
21.11°
Last elevation
69°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-
Color
Light Green, Yellow, Light Yellow slight Orange tail some sparks and dissolved towards the north
