Reports Report 3210dp (Event 3210-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brittany W |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I first saw the sky light up, which is what initially drew my attention. I thought it looked like distant lightning/heat lightning. But within a second, I saw what looked like a huge, fiery, shooting star darting across the sky to the left. The beginning of it may have been blocked by the library I was standing outside of, and it vanished within 3-5 seconds. There may have been a sound just before I first saw it, but I can't be too sure of its source because I was in a metropolitan area. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Towson, MD |
| Latitude | 39° 23' 37.4'' N (39.393723°) |
| Longitude | 76° 36' 25.96'' W (-76.60721°) |
| Elevation | 129.753m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-09-17 00:59 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-09-17 04:59 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 275° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 78.7° |
| First azimuth | 75.19° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 63.41° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |