Reports Report 918bx (Event 918-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nick W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was the longest shooting star I have ever seen. Its changed color and broke aprt at the end... it came from the top of the sky and headed directly away from us and down. It was amazing |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Carlsbad, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 6' 58.99'' N (33.116385°) |
| Longitude | 117° 18' 50.71'' W (-117.314087°) |
| Elevation | 28.373m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-03-06 20:15 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-03-07 04:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 275° |
| First azimuth | 270° |
| First elevation | 80° |
| Last azimuth | 270° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Light Blue, Green, Orange, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | smoke and glow |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | smoke red fragments falling at the end |