American Meteor Society

Reports Report 5012os (Event 5012-2023)

Observer
Name Jae B
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address , PA
Latitude 39° 58' 15.91'' N (39.971086°)
Longitude 76° 29' 32.19'' W (-76.492274°)
Elevation 69.821892m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2023-09-03 21:15 EDT
UT Date & Time 2023-09-04 01:15 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 100°
Moving
Facing azimuth 250.22°
First azimuth 229.24°
First elevation 61°
Last azimuth 303.86°
Last elevation 31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks Shortly after we saw it go out we heard a deep boom from the direction it had been heading
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks I initially had my back to it but the bright green flash that lit the whole sky was what alerted me. I turned around in time to see a big green ball of light crossing the sky that quickly got smaller and seemed to break up looking like a sparkler as it went out. A moment later came a deep boom from that direction.