Reports Report 5493a (Event 5493-2023)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 5493-2023
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Joanne S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Last night the sky was pretty clear by 9 pm; the view of the stars and Milky Way was good. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Apple Valley, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 33' 38.82'' N (34.56°) |
| Longitude | 117° 14' 30.28'' W (-117.24°) |
| Elevation | 948.86m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-09-17 21:05 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-09-18 04:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 78° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 260° |
| First azimuth | 255° |
| First elevation | 68° |
| Last azimuth | 262° |
| Last elevation | 70° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Orange, Light Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The sighting was short, within my frame of vision. Facing due west, I saw a streak of light in my left vision first, it got bigger then turned orange/red and ended. Very exciting, I thought it was a meteor, but this object is the biggest and closest one I have ever seen. We live on the edge of the desert, above the city. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |