Reports Report 863c (Event 863-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | carrie a |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I honestly wasn't sure what it was when I saw it. Thought it might be a plane with greenish lights, but it was hazy looking, too. Didn't realize it was a meteor until others said they saw one. Flew pretty low and straight it seemed. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Milton, DE |
| Latitude | 38° 46' 57.72'' N (38.7827°) |
| Longitude | 75° 19' 3.92'' W (-75.317755°) |
| Elevation | 9.265452m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-04-13 20:50 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-04-14 00:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈10s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 70° |
| First azimuth | 110° |
| First elevation | 21° |
| Last azimuth | 115° |
| Last elevation | 26° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Dark Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I thought it was a small plane cause of the size and noise in the sky, but also there was a helicopter seemed to be following behind it, so the noise could have been from that. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |