It was awesome! I've seen many shooting stars traveling along the coastline but never anything that looked like this.
Location
Address
Santa Barbara, CA
Latitude
34° 24' 57.66'' N (34.416016°)
Longitude
119° 42' 33.65'' W (-119.709348°)
Elevation
18.406m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-03-17 06:10 PDT
UT Date & Time
2018-03-17 13:10 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
99°
Moving
Facing azimuth
115.59°
First azimuth
38.41°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
131.67°
Last elevation
22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
White
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
At first we thought it was a plane because it didn't look round and we could see a small light at the back, then the two pieces broke apart from each other.
