Spectacular. I am sixty years old. I own five telescopes. I was just in the right place at the right time.
Location
Address
Mokelumne Hill, CA
Latitude
38° 20' 2.32'' N (38.333979°)
Longitude
120° 37' 11.59'' W (-120.619885°)
Elevation
632.425964m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-07-30 00:30 PDT
UT Date & Time
2021-07-30 07:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
208.85°
First azimuth
271.9°
First elevation
19°
Last azimuth
165.04°
Last elevation
18°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A half a minute later or more, it was a long time I heard what I assumed was a sonic boom it lasted for a second or two and oddly it seamed to "waver" in its last half. (I have just answered the next question it was a delayed sound not concurrent)
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
See answer above (I don't want to retype)
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Lots of pieces where coming in bright orange chunks.
