| Observer |
|
Name |
tony s |
|
Experience Level |
2/5
|
|
Remarks |
weirdest/coolest thing I've ever seen in night sky |
| Location |
|
Address |
Oceanside, CA |
|
Latitude |
33° 12' 22.85'' N (33.206347°)
|
|
Longitude |
117° 16' 35.98'' W (-117.276661°)
|
|
Elevation |
101.617m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2018-10-17 22:30 PDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2018-10-18 05:30 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
142° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
90.69° |
|
First azimuth |
61.21° |
|
First elevation |
90° |
|
Last azimuth |
71.7° |
|
Last elevation |
70° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-19 |
|
Color |
cannot recall color but it was VERY bright |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
1.5s |
|
Length |
30° |
|
Remarks |
very bright then slowly diminished |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
very bright explosion |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
kind if squiggly line left behind explosion then faded. |
