I was driving towards Woodland Park on my way to the Crags Campground to hike Pike's Peak. The people I was meeting up with saw the sky light up from the trailhead parking lot, but didn't know why or what happened. We talked about the meteor on the hike and that's when they told me about seeing the sky light up blue.
Location
Address
Woodland Park, CO
Latitude
38° 57' 33.54'' N (38.959317°)
Longitude
105° 1' 42.98'' W (-105.028606°)
Elevation
2441.95166m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-08-27 03:33 MDT
UT Date & Time
2023-08-27 09:33 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
261°
Moving
Facing azimuth
326.4°
First azimuth
325.48°
First elevation
36°
Last azimuth
308.8°
Last elevation
29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Blue, Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
At its brightest, it appeared to fragment in the direction of travel before going dim.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There appeared to be fragments breaking off just after its brightest moment, in the direction of travel... similar to a firework (but way smaller)
