Reports Report 5880av (Event 5880-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ash L |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | This was the largest (It was about the size of my pinkie nail held at arms length), brightest, and most colorful fireball I have ever witnessed!! It appeared slowed and left a long streak/tail, most likely due to angle of entry. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Tacoma, WA |
| Latitude | 47° 15' 19.99'' N (47.255554°) |
| Longitude | 122° 27' 24.15'' W (-122.456707°) |
| Elevation | 109.879494m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-10-03 20:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-10-04 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 210° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 330° |
| First azimuth | 340° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 318° |
| Last elevation | 22.5° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | White, blue, green, purple, pink |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 2° |
| Remarks | Glowing trail, no smoke. It changed colors from white to blue to green to purple to pink. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Pink flash |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |