Reports Report 2001ay (Event 2001-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sheila P |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I Went outside middle of August 2013 and in two nights counted 67 Shooting Stars, never saw anything like this, it was so big it amazed me... looked up shooting stars and read about fireballs and realized that was what I had witnessed. Fantastic, in my life I have witnessed a Comet, shooting stars, eclipse and now Fireball Meteor. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Belfast, ME |
| Latitude | 44° 27' 27.55'' N (44.457652°) |
| Longitude | 69° 0' 22.86'' W (-69.006349°) |
| Elevation | 58.69025m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-09-17 21:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-09-18 01:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 124.31° |
| First azimuth | 121.35° |
| First elevation | 21° |
| Last azimuth | 114.29° |
| Last elevation | 9° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 2° |
| Remarks | small glowing tail |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |