I have seen "shooting stars" several times from my home; we have a wonderful view of the skies from there; but never have I seen one as bright as this one; nor has it ever been a bright blue turquoise color like this one; lastly, never has one lasted as long as this one did before it disappeared. It was spectacular!!!!
Location
Address
Santa Barbara, CA
Latitude
34° 24' 11.4'' N (34.403166°)
Longitude
119° 43' 44.5'' W (-119.729028°)
Elevation
54.485m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-10-01 21:10 PDT
UT Date & Time
2016-10-02 04:10 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
115°
Moving
Facing azimuth
191.52°
First azimuth
185.96°
First elevation
59°
Last azimuth
198.5°
Last elevation
24°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Blue, Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The blue streak got progressively thicker as it went, and just before it disappeared, the front tip of it turned bright orange (like fire); then entirely disappeared immediately after this
