I only found out about your site today thanks to a facebook friend so next time I will report immediately and be more accurate! I wonder if this was a fireball - it seemed really large, and red/orange and lasted much longer than most shooting stars I've seen AND had small bits coming off it
Location
Address
Taneytown, MD
Latitude
39° 38' 55.62'' N (39.648782°)
Longitude
77° 9' 47.51'' W (-77.163197°)
Elevation
165.404404m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-01-10 21:45 EST
UT Date & Time
2023-01-11 02:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
95°
Moving
Facing azimuth
164.72°
First azimuth
137.11°
First elevation
42°
Last azimuth
208.93°
Last elevation
37°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
Orange, Red
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
as it went across the sky I could see smaller orange/red bits peeling/dropping away from the main ball. They were fairly ephemeral, though big enough coming off the main ball to be quite obvious. NEVER seen anything like it before!
