| Observer |
|
Name |
Matt T |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
My uneducated guess is that it was space junk. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Bethlehem, PA |
|
Latitude |
40° 38' 29.97'' N (40.641659°)
|
|
Longitude |
75° 25' 18.38'' W (-75.421772°)
|
|
Elevation |
111.989891m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2014-09-23 21:20 EDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2014-09-24 01:20 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
225° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
57.26° |
|
First azimuth |
60.32° |
|
First elevation |
63° |
|
Last azimuth |
36.86° |
|
Last elevation |
49° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-6 |
|
Color |
Orange |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
3s |
|
Length |
10° |
|
Remarks |
glowing train with barely visible smoke trail |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Wasn't overly bright, it was a small flash and it just kind of went "poof" and and I could see the fragmentation before it went out completely. |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
- |
