Reports Report 1221k (Event 1221-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Justin P |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I stayed up for a hour past the sighting, hoping to se more. It was truly awesome, never seen anything like it. I only caught maybe the last 1/3 of the fire ball on photo, the first part of it was really amazing. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Bozeman, MT |
| Latitude | 45° 43' 48.33'' N (45.730093°) |
| Longitude | 111° 7' 12.2'' W (-111.120056°) |
| Elevation | 1396.238647m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-02-24 02:13 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-02-24 09:13 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 102° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 290.09° |
| First azimuth | 287.84° |
| First elevation | 13° |
| Last azimuth | 57.93° |
| Last elevation | 11° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw 3 large balls in the front, looked to be the size of shopping carts, followed by smaller pieces like basketball to baseball size |