American Meteor Society

Reports Report 890a (Event 890-2013)

Observer
Name V al D
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I saw an amazing meteorite or meteor this morning. About 4:40am I was traveling North on Interstate 91 and was coming down off Sheffield Heights headed toward Barton. In the North Northeast Sky I saw a brilliant bright white light. This was not like the many shooting stars that I have seen. It did not just streak and burn out quickly but seemed to hang in the sky burning brighter and brighter until it burned out. The total display was about 7 seconds long.
Location
Address Barton, VT
Latitude 44° 48' 30.67'' N (44.808519°)
Longitude 72° 4' 53.4'' W (-72.081501°)
Elevation 466.147888m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-04-17 04:39 EDT
UT Date & Time 2013-04-17 08:39 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth -1°
First azimuth -1°
First elevation 50°
Last azimuth -1°
Last elevation 50°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color white
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -1s
Length -1°
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -