Reports Report 1280c (Event 1280-2020)

Observer
Name Tim C
Experience Level 5/5
Remarks Looked more like debris time but didn’t see any launches that day... not very many bolides are orange like that.
Location
Address Buffalo, NY
Latitude 42° 59' 17.82'' N (42.988282°)
Longitude 78° 43' 15.82'' W (-78.721061°)
Elevation 186.818832m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-03-14 00:43 EDT
UT Date & Time 2020-03-14 04:43 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth 254°
First azimuth 257°
First elevation 58°
Last azimuth 88°
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length
Remarks Glowing
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks When within Virgo an explosion occurred. Spica was the nearest major star.