Reports Report 5580a (Event 5580-2024)

Observer
Name Brian S
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Centennial, CO
Latitude 39° 35' 42.3'' N (39.595083°)
Longitude 104° 58' 1.12'' W (-104.966978°)
Elevation 1691.779663m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-09-30 02:38 MDT
UT Date & Time 2024-09-30 08:38 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 114°
Moving
Facing azimuth 10.81°
First azimuth 28.31°
First elevation 42°
Last azimuth 32.68°
Last elevation 40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -15
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 15°
Remarks Glowing orange, only lasted for a second, maybe longer than I wrote, but unsure. It was a pretty straight line and then it all disappeared quickly, but was bigger and much more orange and bright than I've ever seen in a meteor shower or random shooting stars.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -