Reports Report 4018ae (Event 4018-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Daniel S |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I was out, looking at the horizon to see the course that the ISS would be taking that evening at 9:11 PM for my position. I was looking directly west, and saw the flash between Arcturus and Ursa major, halfway up ftom horizon. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | La Mesa, CA |
| Latitude | 32° 46' 31.06'' N (32.775294°) |
| Longitude | 117° 2' 1.76'' W (-117.033822°) |
| Elevation | 154.462646m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-08-03 20:42 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-08-04 03:42 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 119° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 281.6° |
| First azimuth | 258.57° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 306.74° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | it looked like a blue match, dropped from the sky at a diagonal path. There seem to be light blue Sparks coming out from behind it, and when the main part faded, they were still blue, glowing Sparks behind it for about three seconds. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | small, trailing Sparks behind in blue for three seconds |