Reports Report 1523j (Event 1523-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Debra C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Berryville, VA |
| Latitude | 39° 10' 0.01'' N (39.16667°) |
| Longitude | 77° 59' 48.07'' W (-77.996686°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-16 19:03 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-16 23:03 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 102.63179° |
| First azimuth | 82.34799° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 95.03355° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | My car window was up and my son\'s DS was on so I didn\'t hear anything. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 50° |
| Remarks | The train was enormous, bright white, low and moved from 11:00 to 5:00 with a long \"hang time.\" This is the 4th shooting star I\'ve seen, and it was larger, brighter, longer in hang time, and lower than the others. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | It was one steady bright white light than \"simultaneously evaporated.\" |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |