American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2891ek (Event 2891-2015)

Observer
Name Jennifer F
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Gardner, MA
Latitude 42° 34' 3.15'' N (42.567543°)
Longitude 71° 59' 36'' W (-71.993332°)
Elevation 304.376038m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-11-01 17:00 EST
UT Date & Time 2015-11-01 21:00 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 263°
Moving
Facing azimuth 0.19°
First azimuth 45.24°
First elevation 21°
Last azimuth 308.38°
Last elevation 23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -26
Color Yellow, orange, white
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks it looked like a comet that was super bright and fast and BIG... then it all the sudden broke into two parts after what looked like an explosion occurred.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks the object broke into at least two pieces that I saw... there could have been more.