About a week ago we had another flash about as bright (but no tail) that knocked out our power for a few seconds. I never found out what that was; it was NW over the ocean. I've seen many shooting stars, but never saw one that exploded like this or one that left a glowing tail. Quite spectacular!
Location
Address
San Diego, CA
Latitude
32° 58' 3.19'' N (32.967553°)
Longitude
117° 13' 41.76'' W (-117.228267°)
Elevation
54.34m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-02-20 05:23 PST
UT Date & Time
2016-02-20 13:23 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
98°
Moving
Facing azimuth
350°
First azimuth
350°
First elevation
70°
Last azimuth
340°
Last elevation
70°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-26
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
30°
Remarks
Glowing train
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
My eyes were closed during the initial flash, but it was so bright I opened them 1-2 seconds later and could still see the white ball of light
