We believe we saw the ISS just after we saw the meteorite.
Location
Address
Peabody, MA
Latitude
42° 32' 58.8'' N (42.549666°)
Longitude
71° 0' 25.97'' W (-71.007214°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-10-23 19:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2012-10-23 23:30 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
1.00503°
First azimuth
285.57038°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
72.33026°
Last elevation
50°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
white and orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
5s
Length
99.99°
Remarks
Glowing…, very bright,...moving slower than other meteorites I have seen in the past. Near the end the object broke up and much shorter trains were seen for a distance of about 5 degrees.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
Broke apart into smaller fragments and traveled a very short distance after breaking up. About one fist at arms length.
