Observer | |
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Name | Collin H |
Experience Level | 3/5 |
Remarks | I was driving on the interstate when I saw it, so the location, time, and angles are rough approximations. A passenger dropped a pin on google maps about a minute afterwards, so the location should be accurate within a mile or two. I forgot to check the time, so it is probably only accurate within +/-15 minutes or so. I did not catch the full event, but instead turned my head to see the green light streaking downwards. I do not know how far above the horizon it was when it became visible before I saw it. I initially thought it was a firework of some sort, and this is still a possibility, but it seemed faster, brighter, and farther away than a firework could plausibly be. In addition, the color (whitish/bluish green) seemed more similar to what I had previously seen in bright shooting stars than to any firework. |
Location | |
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Address | Zamora, CA |
Latitude | 38° 46' 27.05'' N (38.774181°) |
Longitude | 121° 56' 48.7'' W (-121.946861°) |
Elevation | 50.570004m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2018-12-29 17:50 PST |
UT Date & Time | 2018-12-30 01:50 UT |
Duration | ≈1.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up right to down left |
Descent Angle | 191° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 189.8° |
First azimuth | 225.68° |
First elevation | 30° |
Last azimuth | 226.4° |
Last elevation | 15° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
Color | Light Blue, Green, White |
Concurrent Sound | |
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Observation | Unknown |
Remarks | - |
Delayed Sound | |
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Observation | Unknown |
Remarks | - |
Persistent train | |
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Observation | Unknown |
Duration | - |
Length | - |
Remarks | - |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | Unknown |
Remarks | - |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | Unknown |
Remarks | - |