It was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen! And I'm a 15 yr exp night photographer and night hiker! All the sparks was very cool!
Location
Address
Evergreen, MT
Latitude
48° 15' 16.5'' N (48.254582°)
Longitude
114° 18' 40.28'' W (-114.311189°)
Elevation
920.268799m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-05-20 23:46 MDT
UT Date & Time
2024-05-21 05:46 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
44°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
140.6°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
35.69°
Last elevation
50°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
Green, Light Green, Orange, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The sound is what made me first notice it because I was driving and I was looking at the road and I looked up and around wondering what the heck that was. Then everything around me turned bright green. It was a bit of a sonic boom at first.
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I think it was a bit delayed. The whole thing just caught me by surprise so much because I was very focused on my work.
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It started breaking apart and it did seem like there was a terminal flash at the end! Or at least I didn't see it anymore after the last big flash. I was driving and there were trees around me and other obstructions.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
As it was streaking across the sky it kept flashing and exploding! I thought that was one of the coolest parts, if not the best part of the whole thing! I still can't decide which was better. Everything turning to daylight except for everything was green or all the fragmentation and sparking! So many sparks!
