| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mary P |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | This was one of the coolest things I've ever seen in the sky, and I feel very lucky! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lutherville-Timonium, MD |
| Latitude | 39° 26' 26.89'' N (39.440803°) |
| Longitude | 76° 37' 2.34'' W (-76.617316°) |
| Elevation | 106.562447m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-03-22 19:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-03-22 23:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 60° |
| First azimuth | 35° |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | 65° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -28 |
| Color | Green, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | It looked like one of those "slow motion" slowly arching green/yellow firecrackers. It hung in the air as it slowly moved in short arc. The trail behind stayed with it at all times, but what was weird is that it disappeared from my view before it completed its journey to the horizon. It was a short, curved arc. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | The tail end looked |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was a bright flash that first caught my eye (out of my peripheral vision while watching TV. So it was REALLY eye catching. The tail looked a bit "chunky" |