It was very exciting. It was dark outside, early morning and I was taking my mother in to surgery. I pointed it out to her and we both watched it and talked about it all the way to the surgery center
Location
Address
Rio Linda, CA
Latitude
38° 41' 19.92'' N (38.688868°)
Longitude
121° 24' 38.8'' W (-121.410779°)
Elevation
20.140612m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-01-17 05:22 PST
UT Date & Time
2013-01-17 13:22 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
81.62°
First azimuth
91.83°
First elevation
65°
Last azimuth
81.76°
Last elevation
21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
20s
Length
25°
Remarks
Very bright flash initially. The trail was very light and faded over the 20 seconds.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Very bright. It was like lightening it was so bright. That is what caught my attention.
