American Meteor Society

Reports Report 9170a (Event 9170-2022)

Observer
Name Jamie A
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks It was epic!
Photo
Location
Address Amherst, ME
Latitude 44° 49' 51.82'' N (44.831061°)
Longitude 68° 22' 5.55'' W (-68.368208°)
Elevation 103.760086m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2022-11-20 04:53 EST
UT Date & Time 2022-11-20 09:53 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth 59.62°
First azimuth 92.25°
First elevation 36°
Last azimuth 12.54°
Last elevation 23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -8
Color Yellow, Light Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 30s
Length 25°
Remarks Firey. Broke into two big chunks and each had the same
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It started out as one fireball, then it broke into 2 with maybe a few other smaller chunks associated with it. The 2 big chunks continued until they disappeared behind the tree line.