Reports Report 643aj (Event 643-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jim R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was a particularly good one! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Los Alamos, NM |
| Latitude | 35° 53' 51.62'' N (35.897671°) |
| Longitude | 106° 19' 17.75'' W (-106.321598°) |
| Elevation | 2243.714844m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-02-07 18:12 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-02-08 01:12 UT |
| Duration | <1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 183° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 315° |
| First azimuth | 315° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 313° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Light yellow, maybe even closer to white, with greenish tint at edges |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 60s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Luminous white, persistent train, mostly vertical with some curves that became more jagged over time. We watched for about a minute before we went inside and were amazed at how long the train stayed visible. It was more like smoke than a particulate debris trail. Perhaps because it happened at dusk so close to the horizon, the trail seemed to “glow” white for nearly the entire time we watched it. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |