Reports Report 244x (Event 244-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Melissa I |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was by far the largest "falling ... something" I've ever seen! Much larger than a shooting star, and much closer to the earth! We feared at first it might be a plane crashing/exploding, it was so large. Hoping it was a meteor/bolide! Thanks!! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , NH |
| Latitude | 43° 45' 36.01'' N (43.760002°) |
| Longitude | 71° 8' 13.97'' W (-71.137215°) |
| Elevation | 130.319366m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-01-31 18:39 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-01-31 23:39 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 210° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 223.46° |
| First azimuth | 236.98° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 230.9° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The explosion appeared solid white in color, and looked very large and quite low to the earth from where we were driving (which is relatively mountainous). The terminal flash looked like the drawing of the bolide here (http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireballs/faqf/#1), except it was all white and the "flash" area was fairly round. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |