Reports Report 3660h (Event 3660-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Andrew P |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I wish there was a way to predict one like this so it could be shared. It's the second one I've ever seen that was around moon-level brightness. So neat. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bountiful, UT |
| Latitude | 40° 53' 26.62'' N (40.890729°) |
| Longitude | 111° 53' 26.35'' W (-111.890654°) |
| Elevation | 1318.264m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-10-10 22:01 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-10-11 04:01 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 169° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 166.94° |
| First azimuth | 161.52° |
| First elevation | 64° |
| Last azimuth | 186.02° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Pink, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 55° |
| Remarks | It looked like the sky was a giant dark cover and someone sliced into it from outside, allowing the daytime sky to shine through, then over five more seconds the rip in the sky filled in with glowy smoke like a contrail lit up by the sunset and faded to invisibility. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |