Reports Report 1212k (Event 1212-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bruce |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I have never seen anything this bright or large. It was almost unnerving due to size, brightness, duration, and its similarity to video of the Shuttle Columbia disintegration. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Brunswick, ME |
| Latitude | 43° 56' 31.6'' N (43.942112°) |
| Longitude | 70° 1' 40.39'' W (-70.027885°) |
| 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 | 314.00719° |
| First azimuth | 288.09887° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 77.93804° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | Bright White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Thick and white, sharply defined, then diminished intensity and width as it moved away and fragmentation began 25° above northerly horizon. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | No flash was visible, just fragmentation. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |