I regularly watch the sky for the space station. I think it would have been better to have different back drops. My view was southernly with a view of San Gregorio
Location
Address
Banning, CA
Latitude
33° 55' 54.84'' N (33.9319°)
Longitude
116° 52' 38.06'' W (-116.877239°)
Elevation
733.813m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-08-18 20:30 PDT
UT Date & Time
2016-08-19 03:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
156°
Moving
Facing azimuth
168.42°
First azimuth
165.09°
First elevation
63°
Last azimuth
172.31°
Last elevation
24°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Green, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It seemed to get brighter in intensity, as it went from the upper sky. Streaks started shooting out in front of it with trails. then it was like it exploded got smaller and fizzled out.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was quite big I thought and I figured it was thicker then a shooting star. You could see it breaking down.
