This was incredible to witness as I looked into the night sky on my walk I noticed all the stars were clear except for one. I then realized it was moving and continued to watch it until it seemed to hit the earths atmosphere and left a beautiful soft light trail behind it until it faded.
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Location
Address
Santa Clara, UT
Latitude
37° 7' 59.02'' N (37.13306°)
Longitude
113° 38' 35.36'' W (-113.643155°)
Elevation
863.485m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-02-06 19:31 MST
UT Date & Time
2018-02-07 02:31 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
256°
Moving
Facing azimuth
182.96°
First azimuth
199.16°
First elevation
52°
Last azimuth
161.58°
Last elevation
29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Light Blue, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
10°
Remarks
It was a fuzzy looking star and when it seemed to hit the earths atmosphere it blew up with a soft expanding fizz trailing behind it as it fell then it died out leaving a soft fizzy trail behind it
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was very brief as I think it hit the earths atmosphere
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It went from a blurred looking star falling to a brief flash as it entered the earths atmosphere and then remind bright leaving a soft trail of light behind it til it faded as it continued to fall
