Observer |
Name |
Grace D |
Experience Level |
3/5
|
Remarks |
it looked as if a plane was going to crash at the Denver airport---spectacular sight |
Location |
Address |
Denver, CO |
Latitude |
39° 42' 19.21'' N (39.705336°)
|
Longitude |
104° 58' 56.56'' W (-104.982377°)
|
Elevation |
1605.177246m |
Time and Duration |
Local Date & Time |
2013-10-23 21:20 MDT
|
UT Date & Time |
2013-10-24 03:20 UT
|
Duration |
≈7.5s
|
Direction |
Moving direction |
From left to right |
Descent Angle |
90° |
Moving |
Facing azimuth |
8.32° |
First azimuth |
8.89° |
First elevation |
26° |
Last azimuth |
69.89° |
Last elevation |
25° |
Brightness and color |
Stellar Magnitude |
-19 |
Color |
Bright white and blue ball |
Concurrent Sound |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |
Delayed Sound |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |
Persistent train |
Observation |
Yes |
Duration |
6s |
Length |
- |
Remarks |
VERY Long white in the middle, creamy yellow on the outer edges,streaming, glowing with sparkling bits in it |
Terminal flash |
Observation |
Yes |
Remarks |
the blue ball broke into 2 pieces-one big one small with other litter pieces around the bottom edge |
Fragmentation |
Observation |
Yes |
Remarks |
- |