Reports Report 1603f (Event 1603-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sean C |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | This was so random and awesome and perhaps the longest-lived fireball i\'ve ever seen. I had given myself vantage to see the ISS which was to pass from NW to N over the course of 2 minutes. There was considerably high thin cloudiness. About overhead something bright caught my eye, and as i looked up (almost overhead) i saw the fireball streaking, slowly, NEward, bright, seemingly SO low, much lower than the cloudiness certainly, and it took probably close to 10 seconds b4 it seemed to be extinguished a distance above Cappella. Seriously seemed SO slow, so bright, constantly shedding material of a similar whitish-yellowish color. What are the chances. I immediately checked my phone - 7:30 on the nose. I bet other people saw this, given the time and its proximity to Boston. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lexington, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 26' 45.04'' N (42.445844°) |
| Longitude | 71° 15' 56.6'' W (-71.265723°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-23 19:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-23 23:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 3.80902° |
| First azimuth | 262.19891° |
| First elevation | 79° |
| Last azimuth | 40.51409° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | white mostly, some yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | The fireball was moving relatively slowly and appeared to be constantly shedding material directly behind its head. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |