Reports Report 1029k (Event 1029-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Adam C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This seemed to be much closer than any other meteor I’ve witnessed in my lifetime and would like to learn more about it and others. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Stewartstown, PA |
| Latitude | 39° 45' 49.42'' N (39.763728°) |
| Longitude | 76° 35' 35.17'' W (-76.593102°) |
| Elevation | 274.136m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-03-16 20:40 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-03-17 00:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 268° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 5° |
| First azimuth | 15.38° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 340.51° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | To be more detailed from earlier, I was standing on the edge of my garage sidewalk. It was amazing to see this sight. If someone was to visit and view from my point of view, It flew what seemed like a few feet above the tree line but I know it was much further away. It was constant white and seemed to be falling from right to left. It started bright white and tapered into blue. It’s the second flash I’ve seen in less than a month. The last time I saw one, I was driving North on I 83 just before the PA/MD border and it was dropping from the sky NW from my location. This is fascinating to me and I’m happy to be able to report it to you. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I believe it fragmented as it turned from white to blue. It seemed to get bigger if that makes sense. |