Reports Report 3151wk (Event 3151-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gregory D |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Nothing scientific to add, just a remarkably beautiful observation- it’s motion seemed both powerful yet sustained, not a flash in the pan. I honestly thought it was a rocket launched from an aircraft; it took on the appearance of a missile. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Plymouth, MA |
| Latitude | 41° 55' 48.8'' N (41.930221°) |
| Longitude | 70° 42' 27.63'' W (-70.707675°) |
| Elevation | 49.180519m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-07-24 23:04 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-07-25 03:04 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 109° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 226.82° |
| First azimuth | 216.09° |
| First elevation | 66° |
| Last azimuth | 276.82° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Blue, Brown, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The appearance of the fireball was preceded by a reddish-brown ‘ignition’ I thought we’re boosters of a rocket, and the ticket of course was this meteor. I can’t quantify in terms of degrees how long the trail was (it was not a smoke trail), but what was so spectacular is that the trail was sustained almost for as long as the entire thing was within sight. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |