Reports Report 1523g (Event 1523-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Keith C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | At first I thought it was a firework or a flare but it\'s incredible speed and distance could only be attributed to an object entering the atmoshphere and burning up. It was either incredibly close or incredibly large. I didn\'t hear any noise at all, even a rumbling so it couldn\'t have been that close. It was the brightest object I\'ve ever seen flying across the sky and I doubt I\'ll ever seen anything that large again. It was bright white with a red tail. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hughesville, MD |
| Latitude | 38° 31' 1.64'' N (38.517123°) |
| Longitude | 76° 47' 18.27'' W (-76.788407°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-16 19:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-16 23:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 58.65753° |
| First azimuth | 61.24744° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 62.03756° |
| Last elevation | 71° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | white core with a red tai |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.03s |
| Length | 1.5° |
| Remarks | The train was red and dissipated almost immediately after the meteor burnt out in the atmoshpere. It was very visible however over the life of the of the meteor. It resembled almost exactly the look of a very large firework but was moving incredibly fast and completely silent till it burnt out. The fact that it was still dusk gives an idea of how bright it was. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | The onset of the streak came very fast, incredibly bright and hit its peak very visibly almost the size of a flare but with no trail after abruptly burnt out. I\'ve never seen any meteor that fast, or close with that color and intensity. Especially considering it was around 7:00pm EST at the end of dusk. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |