Reports Report 8412fh (Event 8412-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Emma R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I wonder if anyone else saw it. It only lasted a couple seconds, but was so brilliant it almost looked fake— like an animation of a dazzling shooting star. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Machias, ME |
| Latitude | 44° 42' 57.77'' N (44.716046°) |
| Longitude | 67° 27' 31.92'' W (-67.458866°) |
| Elevation | 18.360975m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-11-08 19:30 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-11-09 00:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 155° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 239.44° |
| First azimuth | 238.31° |
| First elevation | 57° |
| Last azimuth | 236.64° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, Brown |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | It looked like a line of brilliant white, with little particles trailing off— nearly as brilliant as the fireball itself, and faded away like a firework. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |