Observer |
Name |
Lily Ann P |
Experience Level |
1/5
|
Remarks |
I think it was a bolide! It looked a lot like the last 1.5 seconds of the bolide film sighting in CO from 7/28/20. |
Location |
Address |
Calistoga, CA |
Latitude |
38° 34' 1.55'' N (38.567097°)
|
Longitude |
122° 30' 53.67'' W (-122.514909°)
|
Elevation |
92.433884m |
Time and Duration |
Local Date & Time |
2020-11-30 18:17 PST
|
UT Date & Time |
2020-12-01 02:17 UT
|
Duration |
≈1.5s
|
Direction |
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
Descent Angle |
120° |
Moving |
Facing azimuth |
297.6° |
First azimuth |
280.92° |
First elevation |
56° |
Last azimuth |
318.62° |
Last elevation |
35° |
Brightness and color |
Stellar Magnitude |
-13 |
Color |
Orange, Yellow, Red, White |
Concurrent Sound |
Observation |
Unknown |
Remarks |
- |
Delayed Sound |
Observation |
Unknown |
Remarks |
- |
Persistent train |
Observation |
Yes |
Duration |
1s |
Length |
5° |
Remarks |
It was a dash, dash, then boom and the trail was yellow/white/orange and dashed |
Terminal flash |
Observation |
Yes |
Remarks |
Red and orange and big like an explosion |
Fragmentation |
Observation |
Yes |
Remarks |
It faded out around the edges and was rough like an explosion |