| Observer |
|
Name |
Diane W |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
Was not a contrail or shooting star..bigger, fast, but not like a streak, much "fatter" in dimension than comet etc.. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Sparks Glencoe, MD |
|
Latitude |
39° 33' 50.27'' N (39.563964°)
|
|
Longitude |
76° 40' 25.9'' W (-76.673861°)
|
|
Elevation |
156.693m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2017-03-05 19:09 EDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2017-03-06 00:09 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈20s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
106° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
232.41° |
|
First azimuth |
47.96° |
|
First elevation |
17° |
|
Last azimuth |
101.01° |
|
Last elevation |
12° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-26 |
|
Color |
White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
20s |
|
Length |
15° |
|
Remarks |
Billowing, white, almost like from a rocket, moving fast in an angled drop |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
