Reports Report 2597as (Event 2597-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Charles C |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | It looked "metallic" to me if there is such a thing. Maybe reentry junk? Nice jagged bright blue-white streak through the sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Rescue, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 42' 54.65'' N (38.71518°) |
| Longitude | 120° 56' 37.07'' W (-120.943631°) |
| Elevation | 416.27832m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-10-13 22:40 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-10-14 05:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 132° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 198.79° |
| First azimuth | 200.76° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 246.75° |
| Last elevation | 16° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | More like sparks coming off something, not big chunks. Made for a ragged trail that quickly disappeared leaving no notable trace, but the sky was dark so it would have been hard to see a smoke trail (5th magnitude seeing) |