Reports Report 2972g (Event 2972-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jay T |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It legitimately lasted for 7-10 seconds, but only got a bit brighter than venus. Went across a large part of the sky, and did not seem too fast. Broke up at the end, but dimmed rapidly. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Las Cruces, NM |
| Latitude | 32° 22' 24.99'' N (32.373608°) |
| Longitude | 106° 45' 40.99'' W (-106.761385°) |
| Elevation | 1299.965698m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-06-18 00:01 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-06-18 06:01 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 300° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 317.75° |
| First azimuth | 310° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 205.04° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Green, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Glowing train, didn’t remain too long but was definitely a result of the object brightness itself. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Very small, but a final separation into 3-5 pieces |