Reports Report 667aos (Event 667-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lesley D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Because we are in a secluded farm valley between mountains we have a dark sky to observe and being a farmer are out late and very early am to observe the sky with no city lights. We watch for meteor showers or other known activity. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , PA |
| Latitude | 40° 10' 1.43'' N (40.167065°) |
| Longitude | 77° 41' 37.47'' W (-77.693743°) |
| Elevation | 295.976196m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-03-22 19:40 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-03-22 23:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | -1° |
| First azimuth | -1° |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | -1° |
| Last elevation | 55° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Light Yellow, white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | looked like sparklers breaking off behind, in three bursts with bright fizzles all around it |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it looked like 3 separate bursts with trailing pieces off the tail. NOTE: I was facing the ONLY double tunnel on the PA TPK heading EAST, and I was in the valley opposite the tunnel facing the tunnels, and it was LOW as compared to airplanes, meaning this looked only 2 inches in the sky above the top of the mountain where the tunnels are |