American Meteor Society

Reports Report 5339b (Event 5339-2018)

Observer
Name Kristen S
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Tewksbury, MA
Latitude 42° 38' 0.1'' N (42.633361°)
Longitude 71° 10' 47.32'' W (-71.17981°)
Elevation 55.52319m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-12-03 20:23 EST
UT Date & Time 2018-12-04 01:23 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 93°
Moving
Facing azimuth 342°
First azimuth 330°
First elevation 40°
Last azimuth -
Last elevation 37°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 0.5s
Length 10°
Remarks A little confused about the fist ten degree description but I was driving on 93 north and saw something moving at the speed of a jet but with shooting star qualities (not a jet) but brighter and a different color (it had a glowing orange tail and it was going pretty straight across the sky until the end when the front disappeared ) it was also a lot larger and lasted longer than a shooting star - I’ve never seen anything like it
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -