Reports Report 3174ap (Event 3174-2024)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Matt U |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I live in a dark-sky area! I look and shoot weekly from my house, and have been published. Degree in science (atmospheric physics) and a military aviator for 20 years, civilian since the 1990s, so I look skyward often. This was both fascinating, awe-inspiring, and frightening (if man made and not peaceful endeavor)... |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Solvang, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 35' 34.69'' N (34.59297°) |
| Longitude | 120° 7' 32.89'' W (-120.125803°) |
| Elevation | 144.271957m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2024-06-28 23:55 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-06-29 06:55 UT |
| Duration | >60s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 45° |
| First azimuth | 350° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 100° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -4 |
| Color | Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Multiple bright debris and smoke trails around center mass cluster of debris. Horizon to horizon. Amazing. I have a very high resolution pic of needed. Was shooting Milkyway star-arch when....something burned up on re entry overhead. Launch here in California was 4 hrs..long ago. Something burned up overhead....a huge meteor?I saw it with my eyes b4 camera shutter even pressed. Rocket, space debris, 🚀 💥. Star gazed entire life. Military aviator for 20+ years, so this was unique, imho. God is good! |