Reports Report 3728u (Event 3728-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Stacy C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was on my balcony, talking on the phone with my mom, looking into the sky. I could see Arcturus directly in front of me (at about 45 degrees?), and the tail of Ursa Major a little higher to my right, and a bunch of planes closer to the horizon. Suddenly, I saw a “plane” much higher to my far left, and thought “Wow, that’s flying FAST! And it’s coming right towards me!”. It got bigger and brighter and then flashed, then flashed again, bigger and brighter, and the trail behind it looked like glitter!!! Would that be considered “fragmentation”? If so, that’s the first time I’ve seen fragmentation like that. I’ve never seen one quite like that before! It was amazing!!! ( : D (By the way, if there’s anything I can do to provide better data accuracy, please let me know!) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Diego, CA |
| Latitude | 32° 56' 49.03'' N (32.946953°) |
| Longitude | 117° 5' 31.84'' W (-117.092177°) |
| Elevation | 137.367m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-09-17 19:37 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-09-18 02:37 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 116° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 277.13° |
| First azimuth | 249.74° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 278.8° |
| Last elevation | 55° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -19 |
| Color | Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Two small, yet significant, obvious terminal flashes |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |