American Meteor Society

Reports Report 181q (Event 181-2013)

Observer
Name Michele G
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I've seen shooting stars before and this object was brighter, lower in the horizon and lasted a bit longer than a shooting star. I was driving north on 93 in the Wilmington/Andover area and saw a bright light through my windshield that was in the sky but low and it traveled from the right to the left and then phased out. Definitely not a shooting star. Really cool. I had to search Google to see if anyone else saw it.
Location
Address Andover, MA
Latitude 42° 38' 35.08'' N (42.643078°)
Longitude 71° 11' 8.28'' W (-71.185633°)
Elevation 49.321049m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-01-23 18:04 EST
UT Date & Time 2013-01-23 23:04 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 347.57°
First azimuth 3.98°
First elevation 27°
Last azimuth 329.24°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color light yellow, light green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -1s
Length -1°
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -