Reports Report 2107h (Event 2107-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Luana E |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It is very rare to see a shooting star in bright cities and I have never seen them before here in Orange County. I have seen them before in the high desert and while out in the ocean but at much higher altitudes. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Seal Beach, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 44' 58.75'' N (33.749652°) |
| Longitude | 118° 5' 20.14'' W (-118.088929°) |
| Elevation | 13.282197m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-12-07 21:15 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-12-08 05:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈10s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 250.44° |
| First azimuth | 261.8° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 212.99° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I thought it was a plane at first dropping out if the sky, very close to ground, then when it started to accelerate it got brighter and then faded the closer it got to the ground. Sorry I was driving on the 405 when I saw it. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |