It was an incredible beautiful sight. It almost seemed like it wasn’t real! My daughter has a lot of astronomy/observing experience but only caught the tail end of it. She thinks it was an earthgrazer.
Location
Address
Coto de Caza, CA
Latitude
33° 35' 33.29'' N (33.59258°)
Longitude
117° 34' 49.49'' W (-117.580414°)
Elevation
200.343689m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-01-02 18:50 PST
UT Date & Time
2022-01-03 02:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
259°
Moving
Facing azimuth
12.2°
First azimuth
24.26°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
359.1°
Last elevation
47°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
White and Green at the end.
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was bright green. I’ve never seen anything like it.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It seemed to break up when the green color appeared.
