| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | tina B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | My daughter and I saw it driving towards Ct.on the Mass Pike, we both thought it was a shooting start at first until it exploded, then I was like OMG that was a meteor!!! I would lobe more info on what we saw, it was amazing to witness something like that |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Shrewsbury, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 13' 22.78'' N (42.222994°) |
| Longitude | 71° 43' 13.95'' W (-71.720542°) |
| Elevation | 130.928375m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-03-22 20:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-03-23 00:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | -1° |
| First azimuth | 57.45° |
| First elevation | 58° |
| Last azimuth | 37.69° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It just looked like it exploded, into a big blue burst |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |