Reports Report 2721d (Event 2721-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Trevor Y |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Space Trash...? it was kinda slow. One of the five brightest things I've ever seen in the sky at night. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Boulder, CO |
| Latitude | 39° 59' 4.92'' N (39.9847°) |
| Longitude | 105° 14' 19.97'' W (-105.23888°) |
| Elevation | 1638.502m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-07-29 00:17 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-07-29 06:17 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 192° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 203.14° |
| First azimuth | 259.52° |
| First elevation | 72° |
| Last azimuth | 212.02° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Pink, Dark Blue, Blue, Dark Green, Green, Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | there may have been a faint reddish-yellowish glow |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | the flash was bright white, and covered an area of the sky of approximately the size of a golfball held at arms length. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | preceding the terminal flash, there was a pulsing brightness, as the colors changed (I could draw it), with glittery "fireworks" sparkling whitish-yellow bits about the visual magnitude of planets or bright stars trailing behind it. |