Observer |
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Name | Robert F |
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Experience Level | 4/5 |
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Remarks | I was driving, it passed through the handle of the Big Dipper (between Alkaid and Zeta) from my location. |
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Location |
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Address | Lost Hills, CA |
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Latitude | 35° 36' 12.63'' N (35.6°) |
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Longitude | 119° 38' 42.72'' W (-119.65°) |
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Elevation | 71.91m |
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Time and Duration |
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Local Date & Time | 2021-02-10 21:19 PST |
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UT Date & Time | 2021-02-11 05:19 UT |
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Duration | ≈3.5s |
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Direction |
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Moving direction | From up right to down left |
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Descent Angle | 257° |
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Moving |
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Facing azimuth | 46.25° |
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First azimuth | 67.67° |
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First elevation | 20° |
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Last azimuth | 39.37° |
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Last elevation | 15° |
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Brightness and color |
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Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
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Color | Green |
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Concurrent Sound |
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Observation | No |
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Remarks | - |
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Delayed Sound |
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Observation | No |
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Remarks | - |
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Persistent train |
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Observation | Yes |
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Duration | 8s |
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Length | 15° |
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Remarks | It faded quickly and was more a fading glowing trail than a long-lived wispy smoke trail |
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Terminal flash |
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Observation | No |
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Remarks | - |
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Fragmentation |
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Observation | Yes |
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Remarks | two fragments split near maximum brightness, and the main body faded through red as it fell after maximum brightness |
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