Reports Report 1212i (Event 1212-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Frank B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I have never seen as large a object and as bright an object move across the sky like this |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bristol, ME |
| Latitude | 43° 57' 13.69'' N (43.953802°) |
| Longitude | 69° 29' 17.16'' W (-69.488099°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-08-27 21:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-08-28 01:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 0.65384° |
| First azimuth | 1.22213° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 54.37214° |
| Last elevation | -1° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | white and gold |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | long trail, bright ball, started white and turned yellow, moving from the large dipper, west moving east and burning up in a yellow light |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | looks like it divided in two at the end when it burned up and vanished |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |