American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2052m (Event 2052-2015)

Observer
Name Hasan R
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Albany, NY
Latitude 42° 40' 38.29'' N (42.677304°)
Longitude 73° 46' 53.08'' W (-73.781412°)
Elevation 68.983223m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-08-24 23:30 EDT
UT Date & Time 2015-08-25 03:30 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 245°
Moving
Facing azimuth 99.9°
First azimuth 105.46°
First elevation 39°
Last azimuth 91.44°
Last elevation 33°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks Heard a swooshing sound as it burned bright green in the sky and then disappeared
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks I saw the green flash as it burned up
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Towards the end of the swooshing sound after the object glowed the brightest I saw it disintegrate into smaller glowing green parts before it disappeared from my view