Reports Report 3443b (Event 3443-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tim T |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | It seemed "slow" compared to meteors, and I know it's hard to judge distance, but for some reason it seemed low (altitude) to me, but maybe because it was so big? |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Scituate, RI |
| Latitude | 41° 46' 40.22'' N (41.777839°) |
| Longitude | 71° 40' 35.7'' W (-71.676582°) |
| Elevation | 137.905m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-09-15 22:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-09-16 02:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 10° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 4.7° |
| First azimuth | 344.29° |
| First elevation | 74° |
| Last azimuth | 7.52° |
| Last elevation | 63° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | trail of smoke was orangish |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Flash was gradual but very bright and pretty large |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |