Reports Report 284a (Event 284-2024)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Sarah B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | This was one of the most special moments I have experienced. I feel incredibly lucky to have witnessed this alongside my friends. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Montecito, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 25' 33.08'' N (34.425856°) |
| Longitude | 119° 36' 23.13'' W (-119.606425°) |
| Elevation | 74.138847m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-01-14 01:00 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-01-14 09:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 293° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 265.03° |
| First azimuth | 272.98° |
| First elevation | 36° |
| Last azimuth | 249.78° |
| Last elevation | 43° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Dark Blue, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | 50° |
| Remarks | You can see it in the video. It eventually died out and disappeared. I put a random number for the trail length because I don’t understand |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looks like it exploded twice as the tail disappeared. Like a blinking red/dark orange light |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |