Reports Report 2023bj (Event 2023-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dietlind V |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was incredible. I thought it was a shooting star at first, but it was huge and very bright and lasted way longer than any shooting star I've seen--moving across the horizon with a long reddish tail. I was talking on the phone to a friend and described it and she is the one who told me it was probably a comet, though now I think it was a meteor. Awesome experience. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Portland, ME |
| Latitude | 43° 41' 49.26'' N (43.697017°) |
| Longitude | 70° 18' 9.02'' W (-70.302506°) |
| Elevation | 31.356112m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-09-22 19:34 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-09-22 23:34 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 46.28° |
| First azimuth | 42.78° |
| First elevation | 66° |
| Last azimuth | 34.09° |
| Last elevation | 41° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 50° |
| Remarks | red glowing tail behind it |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |