Reports Report 6546u (Event 6546-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Danette D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I've lived in Montana, aka Big Sky Country most of my life and have never observed a daytime meteor/space junk event like this. It looked like a little waterfall firework, a miniature variety of the sparkling, flowing waterfall fireworks. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sheridan, MT |
| Latitude | 45° 28' 38.37'' N (45.477325°) |
| Longitude | 112° 9' 43.88'' W (-112.162188°) |
| Elevation | 1700.97229m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-10-30 15:00 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-10-30 21:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 170° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 332.13° |
| First azimuth | 349.3° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 351.57° |
| Last elevation | 55° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was day time. I saw 8-10 short streamers of differing brightness. |