I would love to know what you think I saw and if it is confirmed. It was very cool/beautiful to see and made me intrigued to learn more about astronomy.
Location
Address
Casco, ME
Latitude
44° 0' 5.05'' N (44.001403°)
Longitude
70° 31' 14.52'' W (-70.520701°)
Elevation
146.736526m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-12-10 19:05 EST
UT Date & Time
2022-12-11 00:05 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
241°
Moving
Facing azimuth
338.98°
First azimuth
346.02°
First elevation
39°
Last azimuth
323.32°
Last elevation
17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The object has a flash or explosion on its tail end before it continued to fall for a fraction of a second and disappeared. We thought it was a “falling star” and then at the flash we were like “omg was that a plane falling and exploding”
