I went out to look at the moon that was rising over the horizon to see if there was a halo effect to the moon tonight. I know the moon was going to be bright and had read somewhere it may produce a halo tonight. I have seen it before and thought it was amazing and wanted to make sure I got photos later tonight if it looked like it was going to. After looking for a little bit at the moon (I think it will have a halo tonight) I began to look around at the the sky as it is a crystal clear night out. That's when I saw it. It was very cool. It wasn't very fast like a "shooting star" but was actually slower and took a few seconds to make the trek I viewed it on, it appeared to fragment slightly and then disappeared.
Location
Address
Phoenixville, PA
Latitude
40° 7' 55.5'' N (40.132084°)
Longitude
75° 33' 44.25'' W (-75.562291°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-02-06 18:15 EST
UT Date & Time
2012-02-06 23:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
66.194°
First azimuth
355.36454°
First elevation
80°
Last azimuth
74.62361°
Last elevation
70°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
yellowish and white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I beleive I did, but there was also a jet flying near overhead so I don\\\'t know what was actually making the sound. I don\\\'t know how the pilots of the plane could NOT have seen it.
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
It appeared to fragment slightly before dissapearing.
