Reports Report 3228l (Event 3228-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rose W |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen many shooting starts with long colorfull tails, but this was a very different experience. Totally amazing!!! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Marlboro, VT |
| Latitude | 42° 51' 24.4'' N (42.856778°) |
| Longitude | 72° 42' 1.49'' W (-72.700413°) |
| Elevation | 471.981476m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-11-08 22:05 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-11-09 03:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 101° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 60° |
| First azimuth | 50° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 80° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I felt like I heard a noise like a flash going off on a camera and that was what made me look up, but I am not sure if the brightness was just such a burst, and was so sudden and bright that I immediately associated it with a camera like flash bulb sound! |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 50° |
| Remarks | It was like a Disneyland firework, with sparkles shooting and spreading out from the sides of the tail as the head moved lower on the horizon. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was like a pop, a circle which. Started small and expanded to about 5 times the size, then started a brilliant sparkling tail. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |