| Observer |
|
Name |
Richard W |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
I saw the ground brightly illuminated at least as brightly as by the full moon and looked up to see the fireball moving down through the big dipper |
| Location |
|
Address |
Cockeysville, MD |
|
Latitude |
39° 30' 0.74'' N (39.500206°)
|
|
Longitude |
76° 38' 47.95'' W (-76.646652°)
|
|
Elevation |
76.433434m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2023-09-03 21:23 EDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2023-09-04 01:23 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈1.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
204° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
320° |
|
First azimuth |
330° |
|
First elevation |
45° |
|
Last azimuth |
320° |
|
Last elevation |
10° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-14 |
|
Color |
Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Sound like distant thunder 3 minutes later at 9:26 PM |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Duration |
- |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Several fragments brighter than the stars of the big dipper following paths within a few degrees of the fireball |
