Reports Report 1603j (Event 1603-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jason M |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | This was pretty intense! I\'ve seen shooting stars travel across the sky from horizon to horizon, but never anything like this early in the evening, or from this Latitude, and especially not during a non-meteor shower event. Usually I will travel to New Hampshire to get away from city lights during \"typical\" meteor showers. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wilmington, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 33' 53.18'' N (42.564773°) |
| Longitude | 71° 11' 55.87'' W (-71.198853°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-23 19:32 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-23 23:32 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 321.08379° |
| First azimuth | 255.23278° |
| First elevation | 80° |
| Last azimuth | 61.32264° |
| Last elevation | 80° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Yellow, orange, white, bl |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1.5s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | the train changed to a deeper orange color as it cooled. Parts of it had gaps and other parts burned longer than others. As it reached the end of my view, I was still able to see it slow (from my point of view, like a car driving away from me at a long distance) and I could still see a reddish/orange dot. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | Other than the train debris coming from the tail end, I did not see anything that I would call \"fragmentation\" |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |