Reports Report 1227e (Event 1227-2021)

Observer
Name Rhonda B
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I was looking up at the big dipper and noticed how in the past months it had moved from the neighbors side of the street to our side and that it was sitting lower in the sky. At that time, the most brilliant (I thought was a shooting star) traveled by with an amazingly long white glowing tail and the "ball" that was orange w/a bit of red at the bottom. It disappeared right in the middle of the (cup) between the 4 stars of the big dipper. Amazingly bright! So cool!
Location
Address Sonoma, CA
Latitude 38° 17' 30.69'' N (38.291859°)
Longitude 122° 27' 28.93'' W (-122.458036°)
Elevation 24.566172m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-02-28 19:30 PST
UT Date & Time 2021-03-01 03:30 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 89°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth 315.91°
First elevation 43°
Last azimuth 79.57°
Last elevation 43°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -22
Color Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -