Reports Report 1362cm (Event 1362-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jaime K |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Like I said, it literally looked like an enormous firework. I actually thought it might be a shooting star at first, but then it looked to break apart at the end. Very cool! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Boston, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 18' 39.42'' N (42.310949°) |
| Longitude | 71° 22' 7.24'' W (-71.368678°) |
| Elevation | 45.671m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-04-14 22:10 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-04-15 02:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 113° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 280.9° |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 82° |
| Last azimuth | 320.52° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It literally looked like a firework coming down from the sky, and it broke up at the end the way a firework does as well. However, when I saw it, it was way up among the stars so it couldn't have been fireworks! |