| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ava C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I do not know what it was. I was directed to this site though! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lafayette, CO |
| Latitude | 39° 59' 45.89'' N (39.996081°) |
| Longitude | 105° 6' 33.25'' W (-105.109236°) |
| Elevation | 1620.016479m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-08-23 20:30 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-08-24 02:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 159° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 278.15° |
| First azimuth | 287.25° |
| First elevation | 57° |
| Last azimuth | 290.32° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -28 |
| Color | Dark Purple, Purple, Pink, Dark Blue, Blue, Light Blue, Green, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | It was so beautiful and bright that I do not recall all the specific colors, but I do recall seeing several different colors. The "train" was more like a tail. Didn't exactly look like smoke to me, but I am new at this. Not sure how to write in the length of the train |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Just very bright object, the brightest I have ever seen in the sky |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |