Reports Report 8285z (Event 8285-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kimberly P |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The locality of this phenomenon was close to a beginning waning moon that I was shocked I could see it so well. It was bright enough to generate light consistently for my partner driving in front of me to call, give me a position, and locating where it was. I flinched at how close it got to the moon, which is silly but in all my years of deep dark sky viewing at peak occasions I have never seen anything like it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Spring Lake, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 15' 0.87'' N (35.250243°) |
| Longitude | 78° 56' 26.48'' W (-78.94069°) |
| Elevation | 89.581177m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-12-28 20:13 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-12-29 01:13 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 263° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 93.94° |
| First azimuth | 98.16° |
| First elevation | 89° |
| Last azimuth | 82.39° |
| Last elevation | 85° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Dark Blue, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 60s |
| Length | 55° |
| Remarks | Noticeable color shift between object hitting atmosphere (white,yellow,red) and glowing train blue that deepened into the sky |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Color change was slight but detectable as fragmentation occurred |