American Meteor Society

Reports Report 4239ie (Event 4239-2016)

Observer
Name Nancy and Don L
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks An incredible experience! We were sitting on our dock enjoy an evening coffee in the dark. Suddenly the whole area was lit in a greenish-whitish glow.. bright as daylight. We turned and saw the fireball over our shoulders. Amazing! We knew we had experienced a once in a lifetime occurrence! Don and Nancy.
Location
Address Caneadea, NY
Latitude 42° 21' 51.8'' N (42.36439°)
Longitude 78° 12' 7.57'' W (-78.202104°)
Elevation 457.329m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-11-01 20:15 EDT
UT Date & Time 2016-11-02 00:15 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 150°
Moving
Facing azimuth 143.62°
First azimuth 125.42°
First elevation 60°
Last azimuth 162.76°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -22
Color Light Green, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -