Reports Report 1001d (Event 1001-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Marsha C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | My husband and I were out on our deck at the sighting time. He is frequently outside at this time of day and is always watching the sky. He has seen shooting stars and satellites and meteor showers on numerous occasions, so he has had a lot of opportunity to make a comparison about this sighting vs. what he would call "usual", but we were both amazed at the size, close proximity and train assosciated with this particular sighting. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lyndeborough, NH |
| Latitude | 42° 53' 55.65'' N (42.898792°) |
| Longitude | 71° 48' 52.26'' W (-71.814516°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-09-11 04:40 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-09-11 08:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 351.74069° |
| First azimuth | 284.07423° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 78.51273° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | white to orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 7.5s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | Very bright glowing train flickered briefly and then fully engaged again with a large orange glow right next to the fireball, sparks were visible around the train |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |