Reports Report 6134t (Event 6134-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | JOHN W |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | first noticed it as a streak in my peripheral vision almost straight overhead, but as it kept going, it changed to be sparky and came down vertically right in front of me. impossible to judge distance, but it was bright enough and long enough to attract both my and my sons attention for 1-3 seconds, such that we had time to observe it directly and not peripherally before it went dark. seemed to go dark about 10-20 degrees above the horizon. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Natick, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 17' 54.7'' N (42.298527°) |
| Longitude | 71° 23' 53.88'' W (-71.398301°) |
| Elevation | 50.744663m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-12-03 19:08 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-12-04 00:08 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 171° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 267.47° |
| First azimuth | 260.09° |
| First elevation | 67° |
| Last azimuth | 266.95° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | at first, appeared as normal shooting star, but as it kept going longer than expected, it's trail altered to something more like sparks |