Brief yet remarkably vivid to have lighted up landscape though patchy low rainclouds. Started obscured by low cloud and ended same but passed across a patch of clear sky in transit and was crystal clear in that moment. Lasted long enough for me to lift my head to look up and then see the arc as if moved northward/downward. Maybe a re-entering satellite?
Location
Address
Pāhoa, HI
Latitude
19° 26' 21.03'' N (19.439176°)
Longitude
154° 57' 2.35'' W (-154.950654°)
Elevation
346.0159m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-11-23 21:01 HST
UT Date & Time
2013-11-24 07:01 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
306.13°
First azimuth
347.94°
First elevation
68°
Last azimuth
305.38°
Last elevation
31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
No fragmentation (heavy rainclouds above obscured view at end) but brighter flash at end. Lit landscape like camera flash for just an instant at end but was bright enough to lighten landscaoe from start.
