Very bright. Visible even through the veil of some clouds. Passage seemed slower than other sightings. Covered an arc across most of the sky. Passage seemed to last 30-40 seconds. This was the brightest meteor-like object I've witnessed in 50 years of casual viewing.
Location
Address
Newberry Springs, CA
Latitude
34° 53' 44.34'' N (34.89565°)
Longitude
116° 43' 26.69'' W (-116.72408°)
Elevation
566.352m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-12-22 18:09 PST
UT Date & Time
2015-12-23 02:09 UT
Duration
≈45s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
78°
Moving
Facing azimuth
309.93°
First azimuth
312.21°
First elevation
34°
Last azimuth
112.68°
Last elevation
53°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
7s
Length
25°
Remarks
Long glowing orange trail during entire time object was visible. Small additional (parallel) trail segment during the later half of the time object was visible.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
See above. Smaller parallel trail during second half of object passage.
