Reports Report 3776e (Event 3776-2018)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 3776-2018
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | David Y |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Within 5 minutes an Irridium or ISS path was seen in nearly the same location. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Citrus Heights, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 40' 21.45'' N (38.67°) |
| Longitude | 121° 17' 8.84'' W (-121.29°) |
| Elevation | 60.1m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-09-21 19:37 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-09-22 02:37 UT |
| Duration | ≈45s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down to up |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 198° |
| First azimuth | 198° |
| First elevation | 13° |
| Last azimuth | 5° |
| Last elevation | 5° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -4 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | At high angle, at least 6 close fragments observed in 8x and 10x binoculars, changing to 10 - 12 sparking masses diverging to a spread of 1.5 deg, each mass with spark trail of 2 deg each. |