American Meteor Society

Reports Report 92mf (Event 92-2014)

Observer
Name Reed S
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I was on the phone looking out a back window idly wondered if the orange dot was an evening planet but it was moving. We live near a small airport so then thought it was a plane landing but the light was too bright and long lived and trajectory didn't match a landing path. Busy with my call I just filed it away with a shrug until I heard about other reports.
Location
Address Lexington, MA
Latitude 42° 27' 57.24'' N (42.465899°)
Longitude 71° 14' 19.68'' W (-71.238799°)
Elevation 63.607986m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-01-12 17:30 EST
UT Date & Time 2014-01-12 22:30 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down to up
Descent Angle -
Moving
Facing azimuth 271.61°
First azimuth 88.82°
First elevation 17°
Last azimuth 270.94°
Last elevation 19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -