We were driving we saw it at the top of the windshield and it was the longest shooting star I've ever seen brightest and it just seem to linger longer than normal and then all of a sudden it blew apart in multiple pieces and then almost immediately disappeared
Location
Address
Salinas, CA
Latitude
36° 34' 20.41'' N (36.572337°)
Longitude
121° 38' 54.36'' W (-121.648433°)
Elevation
393.541595m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-01-27 20:50 PST
UT Date & Time
2024-01-28 04:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
114°
Moving
Facing azimuth
35.68°
First azimuth
34.54°
First elevation
74°
Last azimuth
40.91°
Last elevation
60°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Right before it stopped being visible we saw it break up into multiple pieces five or so pieces and it very quickly disappeared at that point
