Reports Report 2579ak (Event 2579-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Diana H |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was a beautiful, strong, vibrant color in the clear dark blue sky. Its train had the longest appearance time I've ever seen lasting from about 4-5 seconds. I am not Sure if I correctly estimated the degrees of the train but it was super long! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Rancho Mirage, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 48' 1.76'' N (33.800488°) |
| Longitude | 116° 25' 15.36'' W (-116.420932°) |
| Elevation | 99.215m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-08-05 22:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-08-06 05:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 92° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 224.12° |
| First azimuth | 194.93° |
| First elevation | 47° |
| Last azimuth | 264.2° |
| Last elevation | 47° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 99.99° |
| Remarks | Loooooong glowing train with some flickering |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |