Reports Report 2597at (Event 2597-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Craig P |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | The silent flash of pure white brightness was unique. Turned to face object due East due to flash on edge of sight. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Angwin, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 34' 43.79'' N (38.578831°) |
| Longitude | 122° 26' 10.53'' W (-122.436259°) |
| Elevation | 560.9021m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-10-13 22:41 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-10-14 05:41 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 106° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 120° |
| First azimuth | 65.56° |
| First elevation | 44° |
| Last azimuth | 130° |
| Last elevation | 44° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Purple, Blue, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 45s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | smoke train visible to naked eye, turned camera to direction and took 30 sec shot. Camera was already preset to astro photo settings |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The silent flash lit the earth. I was facing North taking photo, flash lit ground all around me, I turned E. to view end of flash and see glow trail with colors, turned camera on tripod and took 30 sec shot. 24mm F2 30sec 3200 ISO Canon 6D |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |