My brother Oren saw it too and we both think it's one of the cooler meteor events we've ever seen in person
Location
Address
Geneseo, NY
Latitude
42° 47' 43.72'' N (42.795478°)
Longitude
77° 43' 13.61'' W (-77.720447°)
Elevation
248.842m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-10-04 22:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2016-10-05 02:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
183°
Moving
Facing azimuth
175°
First azimuth
179°
First elevation
75°
Last azimuth
179°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Blue, Orange, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
45°
Remarks
Smoke tail then the ball erupted into a wider bulb shape changed to blue and orange then the ball faded out leaving a smoke tail that dissipated into a blueish grey and then disappeared
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
ball erupted into a wider bulb shape changed to blue and orange then the ball faded out leaving a smoke tail that dissipated into a blueish grey and then disappeared
