it was the most beautiful and awesome celestial event that I had ever witnessed. It was the closeness that amazed me. I was standing on my deck and watched it coming from the west to the east and it was really close.
Location
Address
Winslow, ME
Latitude
44° 32' 31.77'' N (44.542157°)
Longitude
69° 32' 13.68'' W (-69.537133°)
Elevation
62.951866m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-12-30 04:50 EST
UT Date & Time
2014-12-30 09:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
45°
First elevation
57°
Last azimuth
63.33°
Last elevation
33°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-
Color
Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
10°
Remarks
it has a long blue tail, and I could actually see fire sparks falling off of the front of the ball. It was like nothing I had ever seen and I thought it was going to crash somewhere in the ocean it was so close.
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
as stated, they were sparks falling off of the front of this ball of fire, and it has a tremendously long blue tail.
