Reports Report 8283ao (Event 8283-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | TR K |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | My back was to it - the flash lit up the landscape bright pinkish, i turned around in time to see the bright head, the smoke trail and sparks at the end as it vanished. i heard nothing. Another camper in this park also saw the flash reflected off the hills. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , CA |
| Latitude | 32° 53' 51.64'' N (32.897679°) |
| Longitude | 114° 30' 17.29'' W (-114.504803°) |
| Elevation | 100.357391m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-12-28 18:39 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-12-29 02:39 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 238° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 50.82° |
| First azimuth | 57.57° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 32.66° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Pink |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.75s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | pinkish fading to red, about the size of a jet contrail |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | sparks and bits like a bottle rocket |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | bits like a bottle rocket |