Reports Report 4555g (Event 4555-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | E. D |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was honestly speechless after seeing this last night at approximately 1:30am. I am a college student at Salisbury University in Maryland. My friends and I decided to travel out to an open space and stargaze last night. We were sitting on a hill casually looking up to the clear sky full of stars and all of a sudden, I see a ball/short stream of light come out of no where that seemed to last maybe 4 seconds moving through the sky. Then it looked like it exploded and fizzled out. I assumed it was a shooting star, but my friend thought it might have been something else like a meteor. I'm just very amazed and curious and wonder if anyone else saw this last night ! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Salisbury, MD |
| Latitude | 38° 19' 13.35'' N (38.320374°) |
| Longitude | 75° 34' 15.43'' W (-75.570954°) |
| Elevation | 12.251m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-11-19 01:30 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-11-19 06:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 72° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 245.53° |
| First azimuth | 284.39° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 285.17° |
| Last elevation | 65° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | White, light yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It had a bright short trail behind it and all of a sudden the bright ball seemed to explode and disappear as well as the tail of light behind it |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Wasn't a consistent stream of light and seemed to flicker out in a way |