Reports Report 3868l (Event 3868-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Simon T |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | That was awesome. My wife and I thought it to be a firework, but after a few seconds realized that was impossible (plus we live in the country). We see shooting stars here and there, wonderful sight, but this was almost worrying. Didn’t know these existed until consulting Grok. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Grass Valley, CA |
| Latitude | 39° 9' 21.75'' N (39.156041°) |
| Longitude | 120° 59' 8.7'' W (-120.98575°) |
| Elevation | 712.334534m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-05-30 22:30 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-05-31 05:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 179° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 348.55° |
| First azimuth | 352.76° |
| First elevation | 78° |
| Last azimuth | 355.01° |
| Last elevation | 1° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Bright yellow and orange, my wife saw it longer and said it turned slightly blue at the end |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Bright yellow and slightly orange tail, looked almost like a firework |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |