I night sky watch very offten and never have seen anything this Bright and huge.
Location
Address
rochester, NY
Latitude
42° 57' 1.41'' N (42.950392°)
Longitude
77° 36' 0.76'' W (-77.600212°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-08-20 22:30 CDT
UT Date & Time
2012-08-21 02:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
63.65533°
First azimuth
79.20853°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
73.52336°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
orange/yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
3s
Length
15°
Remarks
The fireball itself was giant. Looked like the size of a nickle if I held it out torwards the spot I saw it. It was amazing. Very bright with what looked like a huge white glowing train fallowing., Never have seen one so big. Train was as big as object in the begining and then tapperd off to a point and from my view the tail/train stretch I would say about 6-7 inchest if I were to hold a ruler up at arms distance.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
Just a mix of white/orange glow breaking off like a trail behind
