Reports Report 1395a (Event 1395-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Earl B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | We live on a hill near the flight path of the airport (SNA). I came outside onto the patio and noticed a bright light that I assumed at first would be a plane on approach to the airport, but it was in an unusual spot. So I looked up (almost straight up) and noticed it was moving almost impossibly fast across the sky, on a path the airplanes never use. I believed it to be a shooting star, but it seemed to be at a lower altitude than other shooting stars I have seen (maybe it was just bigger?). Because of the speed and the perceived lower altitude, I waited several seconds for a sonic boom, but never heard one. The time I input is approximate (within just a few minutes), based upon when I tweeted about it once I came into the house. It was an impressive display. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Orange, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 47' 4.44'' N (33.784566°) |
| Longitude | 117° 47' 12.86'' W (-117.786905°) |
| Elevation | 183.62m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-04-11 22:40 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-04-12 05:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 109° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 337.53° |
| First azimuth | 333.2° |
| First elevation | 71° |
| Last azimuth | 42.72° |
| Last elevation | 57° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | It was a cloudy evening, so a little hard to see the train. It seemed more like a glowing tail that faded fairly quickly. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |