Reports Report 1174da (Event 1174-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Galen G |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Almost a Full Moon on the 18th so night sky was very clear and moon was huge like super moon. Was also 1 day before meteorological spring. It was the brightest event and closest thing i have seen in the stars in my life. I will never forget it and my wife saw it too. Ive seen the space station fly by when it was at is closest to earth back in 2013ish and other shooting stare etc,,, But this was like a real fireball or meteor. Unbelievable! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hopkinton, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 12' 46.76'' N (42.212988°) |
| Longitude | 71° 30' 1.58'' W (-71.500439°) |
| Elevation | 124.950523m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-03-18 22:35 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-03-19 02:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 91° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 93.74° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 169.31° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | a low faint boom sound maybe around 15 seconds after it went out of our eyesight.. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | the train was white and a red tail which i could see a small piece appear to break off.. it was almost like looking at a lightning bolt but in the form of a comet and seemed right above our house like 500 feet in the air |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I did above |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | small piece appeared to break off |