Studied astronomy and astrobiology in college and worked a planetarium.
Location
Address
Tamaqua, PA
Latitude
40° 50' 30.72'' N (40.841867°)
Longitude
75° 53' 55.82'' W (-75.898838°)
Elevation
330.158m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-01-04 23:11 EST
UT Date & Time
2017-01-05 04:11 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
155°
Moving
Facing azimuth
250°
First azimuth
250°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
250°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
White, blue tint
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
10°
Remarks
Appeared to be debris trail, as though it was breaking up. Almost looked like a comet in motion with glowing specs in the "tail"
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Had tail like a comet with less bright specs inside the tail. The head as it were was like Venus squared in brightness and about there or four times the size.
