Reports Report 3435j (Event 3435-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tim L |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | My wife and I were out walking the dog. I was looking up, noticing how clear Orion was when the flash occurred from directly overhead in a SSE trajectory. I've seen meteors before and this was considerably brighter and slower. Whereas instead of a fraction of a second, it took atleast 2-3 seconds. There's no way this could be the same one that was spotted in the Midwest, but could this be a piece of space junk reentering? |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fountain Valley, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 43' 41.34'' N (33.72815°) |
| Longitude | 117° 58' 2.07'' W (-117.967243°) |
| Elevation | 10.317842m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-12-26 20:30 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-12-27 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180° |
| First azimuth | 180° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 170° |
| Last elevation | 70° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |