| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | melanie |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Wow! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | takoma park, MD |
| Latitude | 38° 58' 44.08'' N (38.978911°) |
| Longitude | 76° 59' 21.91'' W (-76.98942°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-09-21 20:35 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-09-22 00:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 153.99652° |
| First azimuth | 159.44381° |
| First elevation | 68° |
| Last azimuth | 138.74265° |
| Last elevation | 61° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | first saw a green light, thought it was some kind of spotlight, then a flash, then I turned to look full on, and it looked like a laser shooting out of an object in the sky |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | after the laser-like beam, it was just a moving green light that quickly faded out |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |