Reports Report 5831i (Event 5831-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Marc S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Was watching TV in my living room, on the far end of the couch that is close to a 9' tall glass window that faces approximately south to south east. I had most of lights on in the house, so my eyes were not at all night adjusted. Around approx 8:20 pm, my eyes detected motion near the top of the glass window. I quickly swiveled my head up and to the right in order to glimpse the tail end (I assume it was longer and I was only glimpsing the last portion) of a nice fireball that left a train. Would've have been quite impressive if I was outside with acclimated night vision. Because I was indoors in a well lit environment, it is hard for me to estimate magnitude beyond a rough guess of -8. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Steamboat Springs, CO |
| Latitude | 40° 28' 33.1'' N (40.475862°) |
| Longitude | 106° 48' 56.41'' W (-106.815669°) |
| Elevation | 2128.241943m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-10-01 20:20 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-10-02 02:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 139° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 143.39° |
| First azimuth | 145.88° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 155.34° |
| Last elevation | 44° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Glowing train with some granularity or texture to its luninosity |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |