Reports Report 178h (Event 178-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Taft J |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | My wife and I saw this driving south of Hartford on I-91. It looked roughly like a shooting star, but appeared much, much bigger and brighter and subjectively appeared to be much closer, presumably because of the size and brightness. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wethersfield, CT |
| Latitude | 41° 42' 31.96'' N (41.708879°) |
| Longitude | 72° 38' 44.56'' W (-72.64571°) |
| Elevation | 16.266796m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-01-19 22:15 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-01-20 03:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 155° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 167.94° |
| First azimuth | 159.18° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 164.02° |
| Last elevation | 41° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |