Reports Report 5998b (Event 5998-2023)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Christina H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was by far the longest shooting star I've ever seen. |
| Photo |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Rosamond, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 51' 54.2'' N (34.865055°) |
| Longitude | 118° 12' 32.33'' W (-118.20898°) |
| Elevation | 730.028442m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2023-10-09 00:45 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-10-09 07:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈45s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 276° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 270.69° |
| First azimuth | 268.21° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 173.89° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 50s |
| Length | 99.99° |
| Remarks | The train got brighter as the star kept going, it grew longer and then shorter as it started to dissapear |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw mild fragmentation when I first saw the star but none after that |