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Observer Name Mark M Experience Level 1/5 Remarks I was in the mountains NW of Mt Palomar. I thought it was a fireworks rocket which would be extremely dangerous in that terrain. Arriving at friends house cross the valley NW of Palomar friends saw it also. Brightess, biggest I have ever seen.
Location Address Fallbrook, CA Latitude 33° 23' 17.93'' N (33.39°) Longitude 117° 7' 50.16'' W (-117.13°) Elevation 483.07m
Time and Duration Local Date & Time 2017-12-24 17:20 PST UT Date & Time 2017-12-25 01:20 UT Duration ≈3.5s
Direction Moving direction From up left to down right Descent Angle 96°
Moving Facing azimuth 150.19° First azimuth 85° First elevation 13° Last azimuth 115.89° Last elevation 14°
Brightness and color Stellar Magnitude -23 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 No Remarks -