Reports Report 5012lm (Event 5012-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kristie N |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Prior to seeing the fireball, about 5 minutes, I saw starlink for the first time. It disappeared in the spot the fireball, bright explosion appeared. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Strasburg, PA |
| Latitude | 39° 58' 56.86'' N (39.982461°) |
| Longitude | 76° 11' 51.21'' W (-76.197559°) |
| Elevation | 127.033501m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-09-03 21:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-09-04 01:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 112° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 310.45° |
| First azimuth | 172.09° |
| First elevation | 62° |
| Last azimuth | 304.22° |
| Last elevation | 5° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | About 1 minute after a loud boom from the direction it travelled |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The sky was so bright at first I thought the light behind my was turned on. Then I saw the ball and it was extremely large, looked like a basketball or beach ball |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |