Reports Report 280j (Event 280-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nadia |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I read that sightings are rare during March, but this was clearly a fireball and occurred late evening (noticed the sky was rather overcast about an hour later, but it's Maine weather of course). Really brilliant and spectacular display. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Westbrook, ME |
| Latitude | 43° 40' 37.69'' N (43.677137°) |
| Longitude | 70° 22' 16.5'' W (-70.371251°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-03-05 19:30 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-03-06 00:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 4.89907° |
| First azimuth | 4.39867° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 358.51215° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I was in a parked vehicle having a conversation when the sky caught both of our attention. The event lasted long enough to look up in awe, commenting to each other about the peculiarity. It was only after that I read you should wait about 5 minutes, but we had already gone inside to tell a friend. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 3° |
| Remarks | It was a glowing train that remained constant (strong and bright as the head) from the initial on set of the fireball's appearance and was last to disappear beyond the tree line. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | The meteor disappeared beyond the tree line before extinguishing. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |