Reports Report 387an (Event 387-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | John B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I happened to be in the perfect place at the perfect time. The road was a long downhill, south / south-easterly open sky view in a rural area. It was a long enough of an event that I saw it travers a good part of the sky and my thinking had time to move from "bright star" to "descending airplane" to "too fast for a plane" to "that's a shooting star" and then it broke apart. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Weare, NH |
| Latitude | 43° 4' 24.14'' N (43.073373°) |
| Longitude | 71° 43' 16.37'' W (-71.721213°) |
| Elevation | 257.394073m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-01-14 20:25 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-01-15 01:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 260° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 174.21° |
| First azimuth | 182.74° |
| First elevation | 24° |
| Last azimuth | 160.91° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Orange, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | When I first noticed, it was a solid point of light, like a star but moving quickly, and when it broke apart it did so quickly with smaller pieces stretching out in front of the main point of light and all turning red/orange as they disappeared simultaneously. It was a fast break apart and burn up quickly without any noticeable burst of light and without a long trail. |