I have seen five of these in my lifetime. I own an 8" Orion Dobsonian and a Meade 4.5 both are gathering dust. It seemed like a small yellow explosion-no noise (in my car)- it went west and a piece up and to the left (zig-zag). (much bigger than your average meteoroid.) Thank you....It's very exciting....
Location
Address
Holden, MA
Latitude
42° 19' 57.6'' N (42.332666°)
Longitude
71° 49' 41.61'' W (-71.828226°)
Elevation
229.354m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-12-08 00:42 EST
UT Date & Time
2017-12-08 05:42 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
354°
Moving
Facing azimuth
320.96°
First azimuth
333.64°
First elevation
28°
Last azimuth
314.13°
Last elevation
39°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like a cannonball explosion and went for another 2-3 seconds
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like one piece went straight and another up and to the left a little
