| Observer |
|
Name |
Gregory S |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
I’ve seen meteor showers. This seemed closer. I never saw anything like it before. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Pittsburgh, PA |
|
Latitude |
40° 27' 50.19'' N (40.463943°)
|
|
Longitude |
79° 56' 53.32'' W (-79.948145°)
|
|
Elevation |
287.865479m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2023-09-21 00:40 EDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2023-09-21 04:40 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
96° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
127.36° |
|
First azimuth |
129.05° |
|
First elevation |
64° |
|
Last azimuth |
125.46° |
|
Last elevation |
31° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-5 |
|
Color |
Orange |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
3s |
|
Length |
1° |
|
Remarks |
It looked like fire with a tail and black smoke or something. Then it burned out. |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Big and small fragments orange or yellow disappeared in a seconds it was gone and I thought I saw black debris |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
It seemed brighter then it fell apart into fragments then black smoke or debris. |
