Reports Report 1782f (Event 1782-2024)

Observer
Name David B
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks Was photographing SpaceX launch. At the moment was looking southeast when it appeared. Called to my wife to look and she spun around and spotted it. It traveled nearly overhead--just a bit to our north. Continued tracking and watched it end in the northwest. Camera was doing 8-second exposures. It moved into the field of view during the exposure. Camera shutter closed and reopened 3-seconds later but event had ended. We listened carefully for about 5 minutes--no detectable sound. Did not see any fragmentation. Did not see any residual smoke. As it moved overhead it was considerably brighter than Venus. When it ended it had dimmed and was about the brightness of Jupiter. (See photograph.)
Photo
Location
Address Flagstaff, AZ
Latitude 35° 33' 58.31'' N (35.566196°)
Longitude 111° 28' 18.88'' W (-111.471912°)
Elevation 1657.971436m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-04-06 19:49 MST
UT Date & Time 2024-04-07 02:49 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 273°
Moving
Facing azimuth 91.85°
First azimuth 109.08°
First elevation 33°
Last azimuth 304.31°
Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -4
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -