| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Maureen B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It felt magical and otherworldly. I don’t know what it was but I thought it was a shooting star until it kept going and was a big bright ball at the end as it fell. It felt close. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Helena Valley Northwest, MT |
| Latitude | 46° 43' 25.85'' N (46.723846°) |
| Longitude | 112° 0' 51.62'' W (-112.014339°) |
| Elevation | 1169.516602m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-05-11 22:30 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-05-12 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 181° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 232.37° |
| First azimuth | 232.84° |
| First elevation | 57° |
| Last azimuth | 257.93° |
| Last elevation | 34° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |