Reports Report 929do (Event 929-2010)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Karen |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I would love to know if I actually saw a fireball/meteor or if it was just a firework, but it really didn\'t seem like anything I\'d ever seen before. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Columbia, MD |
| Latitude | 39° 12' 45.37'' N (39.212603°) |
| Longitude | 76° 53' 20.04'' W (-76.8889°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2010-12-28 18:50 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2010-12-28 23:50 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | -1° |
| First azimuth | 43° |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 301° |
| Last elevation | 37° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | orange, red, white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | There was a bright glowing object moving right to left straight across the sky. It resembled a firework but there was no sound and it was too high up. After it flamed out, there was a smoke trail that glowed. My neighbor saw it, too. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | small glittery light |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |