My photo definitely does not clearly show what we saw. I'm not good at taking pictures especially at night. But comparing it to the 1996 love comet, this definitely looked very similar to that event. tail and fireball glow and all. My Wife and I were walking our dog when something told me to turn my head to the sky and bingo. It was awesome!
Photo
Location
Address
Reedley, CA
Latitude
36° 36' 33.21'' N (36.609225°)
Longitude
119° 26' 32.86'' W (-119.44246°)
Elevation
107.606323m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-07-19 21:15 PDT
UT Date & Time
2023-07-20 04:15 UT
Duration
>60s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
-
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
45.27°
Last elevation
44°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Orange, Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
50°
Remarks
the trail/tail was very visible and white. reminded us of the Love comet way back in 1996 was it? the tail was very large in length and degrees.
