Reports Report 1789d (Event 1789-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Zane A |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I look into the sky at the perfect time as I was getting out of my car. This sighting was absolutely astonishing. I had never seen anything like it before. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Boise, ID |
| Latitude | 43° 40' 15.16'' N (43.670878°) |
| Longitude | 116° 16' 28.37'' W (-116.274546°) |
| Elevation | 796.969543m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-03-20 22:52 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-03-21 04:52 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 265° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 288.13° |
| First azimuth | 306.26° |
| First elevation | 55.5° |
| Last azimuth | 273.44° |
| Last elevation | 44.7° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | Orange, Yellow With White "Trail". |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | The "train" was very long, possibly 5 TO 10 times bigger than the "fireball" itself. The "train" started off white/yellow-ish slowly turned orange toward end of event. The "train" lasted much longer than a regular shooting star, and had much more color. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Towards the end of the sighting the "Fireball" looked to get sightly bigger and darker, as if was getting hotter. It disappeared fairly rapidly like it had exploded. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |