I saw it appear from the left corner of my eye and had enough time to immediately say "Shooting star!" And for my wife to see it and we both saw it zoom by and go downward and disappear over the hills we were approaching
Location
Address
Macdoel, CA
Latitude
41° 45' 39.5'' N (41.760971°)
Longitude
122° 3' 44.37'' W (-122.062325°)
Elevation
1301.113159m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-11-22 19:17 PST
UT Date & Time
2025-11-23 03:17 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
157°
Moving
Facing azimuth
218.35°
First azimuth
122.95°
First elevation
61°
Last azimuth
213.81°
Last elevation
63°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Light Blue, Light Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
30°
Remarks
Long white train
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Right as it started to appear to head straight down, it changed from white to a blueish-green color and looked much bigger
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
As it changed color, I observed at least one smaller fragment break off from the larger chunk and trail behind it
