I have seen regular meteor showers with quick shooting stars before and this was unlike anything I had seen before. I was up late taking photos of the stars, specifically Orion and the star Sirius and right as I was snapping the flash occurred and my photo caught the streak flashing behind above and behind the tree.
Photo
Location
Address
Oakley, CA
Latitude
37° 59' 49.01'' N (37.996948°)
Longitude
121° 42' 43.48'' W (-121.712077°)
Elevation
6.184674m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-01-17 00:44 PST
UT Date & Time
2023-01-17 08:44 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
193°
Moving
Facing azimuth
225°
First azimuth
240°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
215°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
20°
Remarks
White, appeared for a second or two after, saw the trail at the same time the head of the flash got very bright and larger.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The head of the flash got larger than the thin streak of a trail that followed. The flash was really bright and made me curse because it was so shocking!
