Reports Report 1085d (Event 1085-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Judy S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I'm someone who sits in my backyard & lays back to stare up at the sky to wait for a shooting star. I go out when we're expecting meteor showers & have stayed out for hours on end. This reminded me of what I'd see during a good meteor shower but it took much longer to burn out , it stayed just as bright as when it first started, it came out of nowhere & truly seemed like it was in the town next to us. Its path was downward & spark (maybe a piece of it?) came off it & fell like the big did. If I didn't see it appear out of no where from the sky, I would've thought someone set off a professional firework from the mountain & it went in the wrong direction & went off 2 close 2 the ground. It was falling for what seemed like the longest time It! Atleast 5-7 seconds. It was beyond amazing to us all & its something I'll never forget! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Throop, PA |
| Latitude | 41° 27' 8.69'' N (41.452414°) |
| Longitude | 75° 34' 51.31'' W (-75.580919°) |
| Elevation | 320.083557m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-02-13 23:55 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-02-14 04:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 145° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 171.61° |
| First azimuth | 169.21° |
| First elevation | 41° |
| Last azimuth | 192.68° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | It was a very faint, translucent blue glow that followed this. This came out of NO WHERE & at first we thought a shooting star but as I was telling everyone J was sjfh to look at it J thought theyd miss it bc shooting stars are quick. This thing lasted a while. It was super bright white but that solid white faded (its tail) and then that blue trail followed that. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw something break off and fall from the front if it. It looked like a spark. It quickly disappeared right after |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | What we thought was a shooting star at first, but brighter, not as fast, not quickly fading, kept shooting down to the the earth and had a piece break off /shoot out of it |