| Observer |
|
Name |
Mike O |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
Had I looked up even a second or two earlier I would have seen it from it's first appearance. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Carmel Valley, CA |
|
Latitude |
36° 27' 58.42'' N (36.466229°)
|
|
Longitude |
121° 42' 5.33'' W (-121.701481°)
|
|
Elevation |
281.287354m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2018-12-19 17:36 PST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2018-12-20 01:36 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈1.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
195° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
189.56° |
|
First azimuth |
237.47° |
|
First elevation |
67° |
|
Last azimuth |
- |
|
Last elevation |
76° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-15 |
|
Color |
White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
99.99s |
|
Length |
10° |
|
Remarks |
Like a wide, very bright contrail that dissipated into curling filament and faded out as it got dark |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
