I have seen many "shooting stars" but this was very different. Very bright white with a much wider line than I have ever seen. I exoected it to dissappear however it expoloded and seemed to end much lower than I had ever seen before.
Location
Address
Simi Valley, CA
Latitude
34° 16' 55.63'' N (34.28212°)
Longitude
118° 43' 54.8'' W (-118.73189°)
Elevation
297.144m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-02-05 20:45 PST
UT Date & Time
2018-02-06 04:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
33°
Moving
Facing azimuth
277.63°
First azimuth
270.35°
First elevation
57°
Last azimuth
270.37°
Last elevation
16°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-19
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
as I watched and waited for it to dissappear I instead saw an explosion like a burst with fragments flying outward
