| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Charlotte V |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I don't know much about astronomy but this was pretty clearly some form of shooting star/fireball. I have never seen anything like it and I hope there are other people out there that saw it too. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Farmington, UT |
| Latitude | 40° 59' 25.84'' N (40.99051°) |
| Longitude | 111° 54' 8.86'' W (-111.90246°) |
| Elevation | 1300.940552m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-11-19 22:58 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-11-20 05:58 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 199° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 340° |
| First azimuth | 340° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 340° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Light Blue, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5s |
| Length | 3° |
| Remarks | almost looked like a firework trail but it was definitely not a firework. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | flashed before disappearing and then the tail followed |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |