Reports Report 7248o (Event 7248-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Susan M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I am 53 and have never seen anything more than shooting stars in the sky, and now I have witnessed two amazing occurrences within 60 days of one another, both coming from from the same direction and in my neighborhood. Very fascinating and I am grateful for these experiences. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Largo, FL |
| Latitude | 27° 53' 21.96'' N (27.889434°) |
| Longitude | 82° 44' 5.09'' W (-82.734747°) |
| Elevation | 4.502733m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-11-20 06:23 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-11-20 11:23 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 134° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 354.55° |
| First azimuth | 10.68° |
| First elevation | - |
| Last azimuth | 57.49° |
| Last elevation | 1° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | This was similar to my last report, like a shooting star, only this was small like 4 feet, bright and descending quickly and fizzling out like a firework sparkler in 3 moves before it poofed away. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was only feet above my normal eye level when jogging in the morning, it was descending, it appeared to have 3 small flashes with sparkler like activity and that was it. |