At first I thought a big jet was taking an unusually dangerous path flying straight into the ground.. But then I saw it was a fatty shooting star. It didn't light up the night sky like. Another meteor ibhappen to catch a few years ago in our southern sky kinda around the hour in the day.. That meteor turn the sky from dark to green lasting twice as long as this most recent sighting.. But impressive enough still for me to take the time to fill this out.. Very cool questionnaire we can fill out when seeing something awesome..
Location
Address
San Marcos, CA
Latitude
33° 8' 17.98'' N (33.138329°)
Longitude
117° 6' 59.62'' W (-117.11656°)
Elevation
241.529541m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-01-12 20:50 PST
UT Date & Time
2021-01-13 04:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
192°
Moving
Facing azimuth
355°
First azimuth
350°
First elevation
81°
Last azimuth
355°
Last elevation
28°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Light blue, white,
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
7°
Remarks
I think it stayed the same color all the way through the head as well as body and tail was white however the outline or its fringes were a light bluish. It traveled in almost vertical path (very high in sky to just below half way point to horizon. Being in north county San Diego it was in the north by northwest sky.. It had a thick body and traveled slow (for a meteor).
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I fragmented a little bit at the. Last 1/3 of its visible path. Leaving bits of it in its path.
