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Observer
Name
K H
Experience Level
1/5
Remarks
-
Location
Address
Columbia, MD
Latitude
39° 12' 31.71'' N (39.208809°)
Longitude
76° 51' 18.72'' W (-76.855199°)
Elevation
93.418549m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-23 20:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-24 00:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
26.51°
First azimuth
30.91°
First elevation
62°
Last azimuth
25.71°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
0.5s
Length
10°
Remarks
It looked like a red meteor with a dissipating red trail behind it....at 1st I thought it was a meteor or space junk but the fact that it was red and had that long of a trail behind it threw me.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
No
Remarks
-