This one has made my love for the stars grow immensely. That being said its because it didnt look to me like a normal shooting star it started off much brighter and disappeared faster.
Location
Address
Taft, CA
Latitude
35° 8' 27.57'' N (35.140993°)
Longitude
119° 28' 7.18'' W (-119.46866°)
Elevation
319.53598m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-08-22 01:23 PDT
UT Date & Time
2018-08-22 08:23 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
105°
Moving
Facing azimuth
96.76°
First azimuth
65.15°
First elevation
41°
Last azimuth
103.04°
Last elevation
37°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Started bright white but faded to a scattered yellow before going out
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
10°
Remarks
More sparkly or glowing
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
From the side a bright light that shot across the sky for maybe 3 sec all together before disappearing. It didnt stay bright the whole time it was a flash that almost looked like it shattered as it shot across the sky.. kinda like those confetti guns its just a pow and then lots of little sparkles.
