I always assumed meteors were a quick event. This lasted 6 to 7 seconds and I assumed it was space debris. I am curious to know what I saw this morning.
Location
Address
Palmdale, CA
Latitude
34° 34' 46.48'' N (34.579578°)
Longitude
117° 43' 31.85'' W (-117.725514°)
Elevation
885.241455m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-02-22 05:35 PST
UT Date & Time
2023-02-22 13:35 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
99°
Moving
Facing azimuth
89.27°
First azimuth
62.84°
First elevation
52°
Last azimuth
86.67°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Started as a long orange/yellow tail that transitioned to a couple of trailing flashes and then ended with it separating into 4 white pieces that faded out. The 4 pieces seemed to continue in the same direction only a short amount of time and then faded out to nothing.
