American Meteor Society

Reports Report 340aco (Event 340-2016)

Observer
Name Christina F
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I should have reported when I saw this. My memory is already fading it was so fast and I had no idea what I was looking at . My observation may not be much help but I was in Christiana Delaware. I I was facing West and this was the biggest brightest shooting star I have ever seen. When I realized it could not have been a shooting star I thought a plane was crashing. It was an amazing sight.
Location
Address Newark, DE
Latitude 39° 40' 26.67'' N (39.674076°)
Longitude 75° 39' 26.38'' W (-75.657327°)
Elevation 12.35m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-01-30 18:16 EST
UT Date & Time 2016-01-30 23:16 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 245°
Moving
Facing azimuth 273.19°
First azimuth 296.44°
First elevation 63°
Last azimuth 279.41°
Last elevation 26°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -