I watched this for almost five seconds and it was still going strong when it went behind the ridge. It was very large and it caught my peripherals out of our large windows. We have a view over the valley facing a ridge. I wondered if perhaps it was some falling space junk or something.
Location
Address
Soquel, CA
Latitude
37° 1' 23.73'' N (37.023258°)
Longitude
121° 57' 7.39'' W (-121.952052°)
Elevation
82.653748m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-01-19 23:32 PST
UT Date & Time
2013-01-20 07:32 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
302.07°
First azimuth
301.99°
First elevation
47°
Last azimuth
297.87°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
-1°
Remarks
It didn't die out, it disappeared over the ridge. It was heading down at steep arc. The ball was pronounced and the tail was like large silver sparkles that lasted 1-2 seconds - a clear teardrop shape...
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The tail looked like pieces were breaking off - like a firework with sparkles coming off it
