Reports Report 1483b (Event 1483-2023)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Grace W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | We saw this fireball in Big Bend National Park on a full moon hike on the lost mine trail. It was so slow we thought it wasn't a meteor, but now we're thinking that it might be. We saw it arc across the sky at an angle, break into multiple pieces, and disappear over a hill. We didn't hear any sound. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | , TX |
| Latitude | 29° 16' 9.18'' N (29.269216°) |
| Longitude | 103° 16' 4.91'' W (-103.26803°) |
| Elevation | 2080.574707m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2023-03-07 22:00 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-03-08 04:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 79° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 8.03° |
| First azimuth | 357.11° |
| First elevation | 59° |
| Last azimuth | 70.32° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | smoke trail that glowed and dissipated pretty quickly |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | We saw it break into multiple pieces and then it dissapeared over a hill |