Reports Report 5519g (Event 5519-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Abby K |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Just a fantastic experience while viewing northern lights. The fireball was reported by many people all over Montana viewing the aurora. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lewistown, MT |
| Latitude | 47° 6' 22.28'' N (47.106189°) |
| Longitude | 109° 23' 50.41'' W (-109.397337°) |
| Elevation | 1334.493042m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-09-18 21:58 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-09-19 03:58 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 343° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 27.26° |
| First azimuth | 30.42° |
| First elevation | 49° |
| Last azimuth | 31.99° |
| Last elevation | 50° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It flashed approximately 3 times like small lightening, lighting up the sky in front of us. We were observing light green auroras in the view and it seemed to 'go through' and light up a cloud in front of the auroras. There was an orange ball in the center and at the last flash, it seem to explode. There was no trail I observed, but just flashes of light from an object hitting the atmosphere. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |