Reports Report 3837fm (Event 3837-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sarah B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | The streak of the occurrence was very wide. Not like a shooting star that has a very think streak across the sky. Line Started off white for about 3 seconds, changed multiple colors for about 1.5-2.5 seconds afterwards, then turned into a white ball for .5-1 seconds afterwards. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Commack, NY |
| Latitude | 40° 50' 24.02'' N (40.840005°) |
| Longitude | 73° 17' 29.01'' W (-73.291391°) |
| Elevation | 39.235m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-10-18 15:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-10-18 19:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 95° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 120° |
| First azimuth | 90° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 130° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Light Blue, Orange, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A bright white (ball) explosion, then it immidiately disappeared. There wasn’t fragmentation, just stayed in a bright ball. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |