I was with two other people watching the full moon. I have seen meteors before but they looked tiny and very far away with a longer tail. This was unbelievably HUGE. It looked so close!
Location
Address
Pittsfield, MA
Latitude
42° 24' 58'' N (42.416112°)
Longitude
73° 14' 1.55'' W (-73.233763°)
Elevation
298.523865m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-10-09 20:20 EDT
UT Date & Time
2022-10-10 00:20 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
45°
Moving
Facing azimuth
109.64°
First azimuth
96.21°
First elevation
14°
Last azimuth
117.32°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
PurplVlue around outer edges, bright in center very big
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
15°
Remarks
Long glowing tail shaped bluish color
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It moved quickly across sky then got intensely brighter and disappeared
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
After the quick movement across sky it got intensely brighter suddenly and the blue edges seemed to melt from center a bit and then it abruptly disappeared
