Reports Report 1212l (Event 1212-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mike |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | seemed very low, very cloudy night, but a small break in clouds showed this exciting event. I\'m 30 yrs old and have seen nothing like it. I have observed many shooting stars and several metor showers, but this was much closer and very much brighter...very exciting |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Poland, ME |
| Latitude | 44° 2' 57.44'' N (44.049288°) |
| Longitude | 70° 18' 51.03'' W (-70.314174°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-08-27 21:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-08-28 01:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 53.40793° |
| First azimuth | 30.14085° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 66.80037° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | blue green ball with oran |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | n/a |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | flicker orange train; I compare to a large fire work shot up befor explode. Glowing trail for less than 2 sec |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | small train, no explosion, not large color falling from orig. trail |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |