My wife is a professional astronomer. I am a physicist. I was with someone who say the last second(s) of the sighting.
Location
Address
Turramurra, New South Wales (AU)
Latitude
33° 44' 5.66'' S (-33.734905°)
Longitude
151° 7' 6.38'' E (151.118439°)
Elevation
131.637405m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-08-07 17:25 AEST
UT Date & Time
2021-08-07 07:25 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
97°
Moving
Facing azimuth
70°
First azimuth
40°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
110°
Last elevation
40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
White - burned out to Orange and Brown (very quickly at end - the sky was still quite light) I thought it was a white cockatoo at first, but it was very bright, like arc-welding seen at a distance.
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Very briefly before turning Orange and then disappearing.
