American Meteor Society

Reports Report 667ari (Event 667-2013)

Observer
Name John D
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks It was pretty quick. I at first thought it was a truck light making a turn and the lights reflecting off of the clouds. When I didn't see that again, I thought it was something else. Didn't realize until I saw the news the next day. We were camping out for the Mt. Terrapin Half-marathon...
Location
Address , VA
Latitude 37° 29' 22.85'' N (37.48968°)
Longitude 79° 26' 33.8'' W (-79.442723°)
Elevation 320.362793m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-03-22 20:00 EDT
UT Date & Time 2013-03-23 00:00 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 50°
First azimuth 55°
First elevation 25°
Last azimuth 100°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color Light Blue, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -1s
Length -1°
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -