It was beautiful!!!! I am so glad I saw it. It was an experience of a lifetime! Made me feel small and realize how huge our world is.
Location
Address
Mission Viejo, CA
Latitude
33° 36' 24.92'' N (33.606922°)
Longitude
117° 41' 44.31'' W (-117.695642°)
Elevation
106.249069m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-11-06 19:40 PST
UT Date & Time
2013-11-07 03:40 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
110.61°
First azimuth
109.11°
First elevation
32°
Last azimuth
130°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
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Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
30°
Remarks
bright yellow glowing trail very similar to a shooting star tail but because of the ball size and the beautiful sparkles afterwards I quickly thought it was a meteorite.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like the explosion of a the largest fireworks with the beautiful sparkles bursting and falling out.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It first looked like a huge firework shooting across the sky ending in the explosion of sparkles bursting out
