Reports Report 340ij (Event 340-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Catherine and Franklin R |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | This is the message our almost 5 year old, Frankie, insisted we sent to his teacher right after seeing the flash of light last night: “Mr. Joe -- I think I saw an asteroid when I was outside in my backyard. I saw something light. It looked like lightening. There was a flash of light, that was like a line. That’s all I saw. My mom and I went inside to read about the difference between an asteroid, a meteorite, and a comet. I wanted to tell you because we are learning about outer space.” |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Takoma Park, MD |
| Latitude | 38° 58' 44.04'' N (38.9789°) |
| Longitude | 77° 0' 44.86'' W (-77.01246°) |
| Elevation | 78.985m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-01-30 18:17 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-01-30 23:17 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 249° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 302.81° |
| First azimuth | 351.77° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 304.42° |
| Last elevation | 34° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Light Green, Light Yellow, White |
| 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 | - |