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Observer
Name
Matt J
Experience Level
2/5
Remarks
Most Beautiful Sighting I have ever seen! The Bright Bluish portion was the majority of it burning up through our atmosphere and the reddish orange was the tail. Seemed pretty big compared to the others that i have seen and the duration was longer too.
Location
Address
San Jose, CA
Latitude
37° 21' 20.5'' N (37.355694°)
Longitude
121° 54' 36.01'' W (-121.910003°)
Elevation
19.178m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-08-31 06:11 PDT
UT Date & Time
2017-08-31 13:11 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
94°
Moving
Facing azimuth
10.68°
First azimuth
353.49°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
39.99°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Blue, Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
No
Remarks
-
