Reports Report 1112l (Event 1112-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sam T |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I have only seen one Russian satellite reentry, and thought this might be something similar. But it was only 3-5 seconds, the colors were blue/green, and the angle was far too steep for a reentry. Amazing, unexpected experience to have on a morning run. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Denver, CO |
| Latitude | 39° 45' 45.76'' N (39.76271°) |
| Longitude | 104° 52' 35.51'' W (-104.876531°) |
| Elevation | 1609.111m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-03-23 04:50 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-03-23 10:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 188° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 352.99° |
| First azimuth | 352° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 345° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 40° |
| Remarks | Blue/green inside, thin orange border |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Extremely bright flash, similar to staring at your iPhone flash |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Briefly after the bright flash 3-4 dull fragments |