was trying to look at jupiter next to the moon which was straight overhead. lining up my etx90 scope by eye using red dot finder. was straining to line up jupiter for observation when i saw a tiny white lite grow into a fiery bright meteor. looked like a comet. took about five seconds to grow to app. 10 degree length and then it hung in the sky for about five seconds. it then flashed and faded out leaving a black smoke cloud which hung for maybe five seconds. very close to the ground and straight over my head. amazing sight.
Location
Address
huntington beach, CA
Latitude
33° 43' 28.39'' N (33.724552°)
Longitude
118° 4' 24.68'' W (-118.073523°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-09-07 06:10 CDT
UT Date & Time
2012-09-07 13:10 UT
Duration
≈10s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
216.91613°
First azimuth
215.04099°
First elevation
90°
Last azimuth
211.86498°
Last elevation
90°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
orange yellow red bright
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
kind of a hiss
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
10°
Remarks
bright white light grew from a pin point to toa large white streak with som orange. then hung in air like a comet shape and pulsed orange and flashed leaving a black smoke trail as it diasa peared
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
flashed very bright and whitish orange likeke the sun and disapeared. small white pinpoint dots fell away from it
