American Meteor Society

Reports Report 5550f (Event 5550-2020)

Observer
Name David I
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks Passed within 1 degree west of Polaris. Saved a timestamp on my watch at most 10 seconds after seeing it, at 02:11:38 Q (06:11:38 Z). Watch was checked against CHU about 15 minutes prior and it was about 0.5 s ahead of the radio source. Not sure if it burned out before it passed behind treeline.
Location
Address Arnold, MD
Latitude 39° 2' 45.97'' N (39.046102°)
Longitude 76° 28' 1.94'' W (-76.467205°)
Elevation 11.736587m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-10-06 02:12 EDT
UT Date & Time 2020-10-06 06:12 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 166°
Moving
Facing azimuth 359°
First azimuth 357°
First elevation 55°
Last azimuth 1°
Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -