American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1212m (Event 1212-2012)

Observer
Name Michael T
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Brunswick, ME
Latitude 43° 54' 52.52'' N (43.914589°)
Longitude 70° 1' 33.9'' W (-70.026083°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-08-27 21:25 EDT
UT Date & Time 2012-08-28 01:25 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 34.01578°
First azimuth 1.43408°
First elevation 30°
Last azimuth 66.65844°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color Orange w/ flash of green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 35°
Remarks Glowing trail increasing in width. Yellow w slight orange. Streaks/flares of green just before object went dark.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Flash was minimal. Trail was relatively wide (half a fingers wide at arms length). Object flared to approx double the width of it\'s trail. During the flash there was definite green streaks.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -