| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michael B |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | That was a very exciting experience! At first, I thought it was a lone firework, but it seemed too large. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Washington, DC |
| Latitude | 38° 53' 4.43'' N (38.884565°) |
| Longitude | 76° 57' 47.9'' W (-76.963306°) |
| Elevation | 5.65285m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-03-22 19:50 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-03-22 23:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 35° |
| First azimuth | 20° |
| First elevation | 21° |
| Last azimuth | 45° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | light green, yellow, red, white, green, |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Very bright light yellow to yellow white, with several smaller fragments of similar colors trailing off. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Very bright sun colored fragments moving away from main flash towards the right and downward. |