| Observer |
|
Name |
Kristin F |
|
Experience Level |
2/5
|
|
Remarks |
Perfectly clear view, very bright and unexpected. Spent quite a while searching the internet to see if anyone else saw, wondering if it was a meteor. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Harleysville, PA |
|
Latitude |
40° 14' 11.6'' N (40.236556°)
|
|
Longitude |
75° 20' 56.03'' W (-75.348897°)
|
|
Elevation |
70.329m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2017-12-02 03:15 EST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2017-12-02 08:15 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
208° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
316.33° |
|
First azimuth |
343.53° |
|
First elevation |
50° |
|
Last azimuth |
310.79° |
|
Last elevation |
12° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-26 |
|
Color |
Light Blue, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
3s |
|
Length |
50° |
|
Remarks |
As it fell it looked like the trail of a moving sparkler. |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
As it fell it cast a shadow in my room and appeared to be flickering and had a bright white flash before it left my field of view |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
