Reports Report 4723a (Event 4723-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | David E |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | This would be my first time actually attempting any of this, I felt the need to help in any way I could, instead of sitting back wondering. I'd like to search for it on my own too, but I might as well leave it to the experts. Maybe. ;) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Denver, CO |
| Latitude | 39° 46' 38.48'' N (39.777356°) |
| Longitude | 104° 57' 2.84'' W (-104.950788°) |
| Elevation | 1588.024m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-10-01 21:00 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-10-02 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 138° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 347.6° |
| First azimuth | 347.6° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 347.6° |
| Last elevation | 50° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 99.99° |
| Remarks | Became noticable with flash, smoke trail was noticable, enough to nudge others to look. Lasted about 5 seconds. It twinkled a bit and flashed once more before disappearing. Almost looked like an elongated tadpole. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |