American Meteor Society

Reports Report 92fs (Event 92-2014)

Observer
Name Leah B
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Hingham, MA
Latitude 42° 14' 38.73'' N (42.244091°)
Longitude 70° 55' 4.02'' W (-70.917783°)
Elevation 17.6206m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-01-12 17:10 EST
UT Date & Time 2014-01-12 22:10 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From left to right
Descent Angle 90°
Moving
Facing azimuth 302.42°
First azimuth 270.83°
First elevation 41°
Last azimuth 5.65°
Last elevation 40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -22
Color Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length -
Remarks It looked like a giant bright yellow and orange fireball with a tail and flaming pieces falling off the rear. It seemed very low to the horizon and I thought for a second it was a plane on fire but luckily it wasn't. It looked like it would land in Hingham/Quincy Harbor. Simply amazing! So happy I got the chance to see this.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Flaming pieces/particles were falling off the rear.