Reports Report 2459c (Event 2459-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Josh R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This object was very bright, lasted a long time and the explosion was very obvious. I can't believe more people haven't reported it. Even though it was the middle of the night, I felt like it could have been seen by the whole west coast. I started google-ing for videos as soon as I got home. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Clearlake Oaks, CA |
| Latitude | 39° 1' 34.61'' N (39.02628°) |
| Longitude | 122° 40' 18.95'' W (-122.67193°) |
| Elevation | 409.652m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-07-17 01:15 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-07-17 08:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 246° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270° |
| First azimuth | 280° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 220° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The object passed behind a mountain (from my view point) and a huge flash followed within one second. The flash was blue and white and lit up about 40% of the visible sky. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |