Observer | |
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Name | Whitney G |
Experience Level | 2/5 |
Remarks | I think it might be helpful that my first thought was that it could have been a comet firework. But it was very early in the morning, I was in a place outside of civilization, and it didn't have the sparkly look of a firework. Then, I thought that maybe an airplane exploded above me and it was a small piece of shrapnel which obviously wasn't the case either. I just don't know what else it could have been that I saw other than a small meteor. |
Location | |
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Address | Lancaster, CA |
Latitude | 34° 40' 28.57'' N (34.67°) |
Longitude | 118° 18' 41.98'' W (-118.31°) |
Elevation | 798.89m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2022-09-22 05:42 PDT |
UT Date & Time | 2022-09-22 12:42 UT |
Duration | ≈1.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up left to down right |
Descent Angle | 115° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 271.07° |
First azimuth | 286.09° |
First elevation | 29° |
Last azimuth | 298.37° |
Last elevation | 28° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | - |
Color | Orange, Red |
Concurrent Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Delayed Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Persistent train | |
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Observation | No |
Duration | - |
Length | - |
Remarks | - |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | There was a fast train of light, then a small reddish orange "explosion" where immediately afterward, all the light disappeared. I would estimate the size of the "explosion" to be similar to a size 3-4 soccer ball. It was very small. |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |