I was talking to nephew in my driveway looking up over my root top
towards the Southeast. In the area of the constellation Cetus. Just about
9:00PM on Monday 11/1/2013. And WOW! This brilliant meteor in
the high Southeast that moved on a angle towards the south. A very
bright long blue/white streak that resembled thick lightning and than
KABOOM!
No noise was heard, but the sky lit up like daytime. That section of the
sky flashed the brightest Blue/White light that filtered throughout that
section of the sky. What a cool experience.
Like a bomb exploded. Really Cool!
Location
Address
Neptune, NJ
Latitude
40° 12' 57.33'' N (40.215924°)
Longitude
74° 3' 51.9'' W (-74.064417°)
Elevation
31.266758m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-11-01 21:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-11-02 01:00 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
178.01°
First azimuth
179.19°
First elevation
-
Last azimuth
181.53°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I was talking to nephew in my driveway looking up over my root top
towards the Southeast. In the area of the constellation Cetus. Just about
9:00PM on Monday 11/1/2013. And WOW! This brilliant meteor in
the high Southeast that moved on a angle towards the south. A very
bright long blue/white streak that resembled thick lightning and than
KABOOM!
No noise was heard, but the sky lit up like daytime. That section of the
sky flashed the brightest Blue/White light that filtered throughout that
section of the sky. What a cool experience.
Like a bomb exploded. Really Cool!
