Reports Report 5197a (Event 5197-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Agata S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I have never seen anything like that. The location is a super quiet little village, asleep before midnight, with no light pollution; it certainly wasn’t fireworks. Looked different too, especially the glowing train. The reason I’m reporting is because it was so much like a „normal” shooting star - only bigger, brighter and much longer lasting. I had time to blink and question what am I seeing! Amazing view. I can only hope to see another one some day (probably won’t”… |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Gdańsk, Pomorskie (PL) |
| Latitude | 54° 20' 11.71'' N (54.336586°) |
| Longitude | 18° 56' 3.78'' E (18.934383°) |
| Elevation | 9.514734m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-09-09 00:30 CEST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-09-08 22:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 188° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 280.22° |
| First azimuth | 282.05° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 279.34° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Purple, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Głowonóg train, thinning / fading towards the end |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |