Absolutely amazing!!! I have never seen anything like it. It was slower than the \"typical\" shooting star but not too slow. Just slow enough to really see it before it disappeared. It was so much closer than any shooting stars I\'ve ever seen before. Also, the google maps wouldn\'t let me input directions and such so for all of the answers I had to select the \"I don\'t know\" button.
Location
Address
Ellicott City, MD
Latitude
39° 14' 18.67'' N (39.238519°)
Longitude
76° 45' 50.5'' W (-76.764028°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-02-03 22:15 EST
UT Date & Time
2012-02-04 03:15 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-1°
First azimuth
-1°
First elevation
80°
Last azimuth
-1°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Yellowish white and very
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
8°
Remarks
It was beautiful! Very bright and glowing, there was orange coming from behind the head but were not present down the tail.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The flash was a very bright glow (a big glowing ring of white in the center and orange surrounding it), a very briight flash then pitch black.
