Reports Report 1617a (Event 1617-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lauren B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Hoping the info I supplied is correct. It happened so fast but I was able to bring it to my husband's attention while walking to our car. He concurs with the info I have provided. The first thing we discussed was either launch or reentry of space x because it seemed like the right direction in the sky. After researching a bit we realized it was probably a fireball, which we were not aware of their existence or rare sighting opportunity. Pretty amazing. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Latitude | 27° 49' 21.92'' N (27.822756°) |
| Longitude | 82° 38' 20.35'' W (-82.638985°) |
| Elevation | 2.091503m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-03-12 21:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-03-13 01:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 232° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 68.5° |
| First azimuth | 74.33° |
| First elevation | 67° |
| Last azimuth | 52.51° |
| Last elevation | 51° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | rather thick red tail seamed to disappear, followed by darkness ( I think), followed by reappearance of round orange/yellow flash, followed by what seemed to be dark lingering particles in the air which continued moving ( almost as if if were an airplane with lights out) |