I've never seen anything like this before - what a treat! I just want to know if anyone else saw this. I was at home in my backyard looking up at the stars as I always do.
Location
Address
Santa Rosa, CA
Latitude
38° 27' 20.89'' N (38.455804°)
Longitude
122° 46' 3.92'' W (-122.767755°)
Elevation
32.236099m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-11-25 18:20 PST
UT Date & Time
2013-11-26 02:20 UT
Duration
?
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
203.22°
First azimuth
192.86°
First elevation
75°
Last azimuth
269.14°
Last elevation
31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
started out redish/orange and finished yellow before kind-of poofing out, almost like a firework.
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
-
Remarks
I don't know, it looked almost like a "poof" similar to the end of a firework. I could see it sort of burn out.
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
Almost like a "poof" or end of a firework display, but it was no fireworks.
