Reports Report 6584a (Event 6584-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | David H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The object was not a shooting star, that much is clear. And it was falling toward the earth, not across the sky. Due to the Orionids being observed so close in time, it could have gone unnoticed. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fort St. John, British Columbia (CA) |
| Latitude | 56° 14' 58.29'' N (56.249524°) |
| Longitude | 120° 51' 5.19'' W (-120.851442°) |
| Elevation | 695.181396m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-10-06 03:15 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-10-06 10:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 256° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 358.83° |
| First azimuth | 353.17° |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 345.92° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I was looking up at the sky on a clear night, when I saw what seemed to be an air burst of some sorts. It didn’t look like a shooting star but it looked like an explosion happened in the air as something was falling toward the ground, as I noticed it I heard a crack in the sky. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 4° |
| Remarks | As the object fell, the trail followed closely behind as I saw what appeared to be sparks coming off it |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A flash appeared as the object became visable |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw what appeared to be pieces of the object coming off in sparks that didn’t last long |