It caught my eye as I was facing North. It came over my shoulder from the South. Casual amateur, not specifically looking for meteors (but I'm really glad I saw this!). It looked about as big and bright as if I had lit a match at roughly arms-length. In the brief time it was in view it seemed to be "Flaming" and pulsing and left a briefly illuminated track behind it. It headed toward Cassiopeia and Cepheus. I don’t know how to tell if it fragmented.
Location
Address
Belchertown, MA
Latitude
42° 14' 19.25'' N (42.238681°)
Longitude
72° 22' 15.59'' W (-72.370997°)
Elevation
124.949722m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-04-10 21:18 EDT
UT Date & Time
2023-04-11 01:18 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
187°
Moving
Facing azimuth
341.99°
First azimuth
348.75°
First elevation
79°
Last azimuth
349.13°
Last elevation
34°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Primarily white with a tinge of yellow. Orange flashes at the edges. It happened very quickly.
