| Observer |
|
Name |
Michael N |
|
Experience Level |
1/5
|
|
Remarks |
Much more intense then any shooting star I have ever seen by many orders of magnitude |
| Location |
|
Address |
San Diego, CA |
|
Latitude |
32° 56' 53.57'' N (32.948213°)
|
|
Longitude |
117° 13' 33.62'' W (-117.226006°)
|
|
Elevation |
79.363m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2017-12-24 17:15 PST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2017-12-25 01:15 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈1.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
115° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
153.99° |
|
First azimuth |
124.56° |
|
First elevation |
40° |
|
Last azimuth |
189.3° |
|
Last elevation |
5° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-19 |
|
Color |
Orange, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
3s |
|
Length |
30° |
|
Remarks |
Long, comet like trail, glowing |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
looked like sparks flying off, appeared to be braking apart |
