Reports Report 20g (Event 20-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | morello p |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Commack, NY |
| Latitude | 40° 50' 27.91'' N (40.841087°) |
| Longitude | 73° 18' 33.1'' W (-73.309195°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-01-03 01:05 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-01-03 06:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 36.34994° |
| First azimuth | 57.2836° |
| First elevation | - |
| Last azimuth | 36.0746° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Bright White/Silver |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I was unable to hear any sounds. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | I saw a fireball meteor that was very bright white/silver in color. Very similar to a sparkler. It shot straight across the sky from right to left as i was looking east. It was traveling at a very low altitude, shooting horizontally it lasted several seconds as it broke apart and died out. At first i thought it might be fireworks but with my experiences shooting fireworks off myself, I realized that it clearly was not fireworks but a meteor of some sort. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | It shot across the sky horizontally at a very low altitude and broke apart from a streaking ball of light with a trail behind it. Then it broke up in fragments and disappeared. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |