| Observer |
|
Name |
Lauren B |
|
Experience Level |
2/5
|
|
Remarks |
Long tail. Very bright. Approx. 5x larger than Venus. Moving fairly low across sky. Briefly thought it was a small plane landing/crashing. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Westminster, MD |
|
Latitude |
39° 32' 56.51'' N (39.54903°)
|
|
Longitude |
76° 56' 51.4'' W (-76.94761°)
|
|
Elevation |
250.489m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2018-11-08 18:05 EST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2018-11-08 23:05 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
95° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
110.68° |
|
First azimuth |
82.68° |
|
First elevation |
30° |
|
Last azimuth |
152.37° |
|
Last elevation |
25° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-8 |
|
Color |
White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Duration |
- |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
