American Meteor Society

Reports Report 8052cp (Event 8052-2021)

Observer
Name Adam S
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I happened to look out my window at night and see this meteor. I thought to myself, oh cool a shooting star! But I have seen shooting stars before and they didn't look like this. I wondered if it was something falling from the sky on fire like fragmentation from a plane crash or a drone or something. Then I realized it must be a meteor. Pretty cool that I happened to be looking out the window at the right time!
Location
Address Watertown, MA
Latitude 42° 22' 5.3'' N (42.368138°)
Longitude 71° 11' 35.29'' W (-71.193136°)
Elevation 13.844378m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-11-23 20:02 EST
UT Date & Time 2021-11-24 01:02 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 198°
Moving
Facing azimuth 27°
First azimuth 42.18°
First elevation 37°
Last azimuth 24.84°
Last elevation 13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -21
Color Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -