American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1585at (Event 1585-2013)

Observer
Name Matthew G
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I was just coming out of the building and saw it traveling in the sky...I didn't see the beginning or the end because it went out of sight behind a hill to my east. I had time to think "oh...a shooting star, but it is too slow for a shooting star and it has a distinct orange tail". It lasted a few seconds before going behind the hill. There is an airport in the area and I began to wonder if I saw a plane on fire going down. It was that color...like fire.
Location
Address , PA
Latitude 40° 13' 16.37'' N (40.221215°)
Longitude 80° 12' 4.47'' W (-80.201241°)
Elevation 324.277924m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-08-02 00:30 EDT
UT Date & Time 2013-08-02 04:30 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 96.29°
First azimuth 97.5°
First elevation 26°
Last azimuth 85.38°
Last elevation 10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color Orange, 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 No
Remarks -