This was the biggest shooting star, meteor or whatever it was, I have ever seen. It was kind of scarry and lasted for several seconds. It made me think of the dinosours???
Location
Address
Modesto, CA
Latitude
37° 38' 27.72'' N (37.641032°)
Longitude
120° 58' 31.61'' W (-120.975448°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-10-17 19:50 PDT
UT Date & Time
2012-10-18 02:50 UT
Duration
≈10s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
284.21591°
First azimuth
-1°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
-1°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
orange and red, with some
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
12s
Length
15°
Remarks
It was a glowing train with what appeared to be pieces of rocks or shooting stars at the end of it
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The pieces on the end looked like they fell, and kind of faded away. The end of it appeared to be white, almost like stars.
