Reports Report 3837ig (Event 3837-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Richard N |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I am sure the sphere hit the earth somewhere in the Atlantic ocean. I would say when I first observed it I was looking directly East then by the time I had the last observation it was traveling South South East. This was the most vivid meteor experience I have ever had. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Riverhead, NY |
| Latitude | 40° 57' 49.14'' N (40.963651°) |
| Longitude | 72° 42' 43.81'' W (-72.712169°) |
| Elevation | 29.526m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-10-18 15:05 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-10-18 19:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 95° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 63.49° |
| First azimuth | 34.76° |
| First elevation | 57° |
| Last azimuth | 83.19° |
| Last elevation | 39° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Green, Yellow, Light Yellow, 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 | Yes |
| Remarks | It started as a bright white trail and then it changed to a yellow white & fragmented and the colors changed to an iridescent greenish blue, purple then it ended and I saw the object continue as a faint black sphere the size of a BB until it went out of sight. |