In my 50 years of life, i have never seen anything like this. Was exciting.
Location
Address
Millersville, MD
Latitude
39° 5' 56.04'' N (39.098899°)
Longitude
76° 37' 41.13'' W (-76.628092°)
Elevation
25.161425m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-03-22 19:52 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-03-22 23:52 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
350°
First azimuth
300°
First elevation
23°
Last azimuth
60°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
45°
Remarks
Wasn't smokey, Looked like a bright thin line that followed the meteor by about 20 to 50 degrees in length. Disappeared as quickly as the meteor traveled.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The thin line that followed it seemed to be broken up a bit. Also above the thin line seemed to be a much duller grey thick line that came and went just as fast as the thin line.
