I've lived in the mountains of the pacific northwest and spent many nights star gazing. I've never seen anything like this, like I said it was so large it startled me and caused an adrenal rush. It was friggen awesome to say the least.
Location
Address
Mechanic Falls, ME
Latitude
44° 6' 52.68'' N (44.114634°)
Longitude
70° 23' 54.36'' W (-70.398434°)
Elevation
98.457733m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-01-05 17:30 EST
UT Date & Time
2024-01-05 22:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
91°
Moving
Facing azimuth
125.18°
First azimuth
113.2°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
132.78°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
40°
Remarks
Straight orange light directly under orians belt from where I was standing. atleast 1 and half the length of it. Thick and bright.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
At the end of the trail it got real bright it happened so fast the color just kind of expanded and got brighter then poofed seemingly out of existence. The thick trail remained for about a second after. I've seen some bright shooting stars many times but this was much larger and looked like a fire opened in the sky. So much so that it startled me when it happened.
