Reports Report 4925h (Event 4925-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tim N |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was incredible, and I have an urge to start learning more about astronomy! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Plattsburgh, NY |
| Latitude | 44° 41' 25.92'' N (44.690532°) |
| Longitude | 73° 28' 7.11'' W (-73.468642°) |
| Elevation | 56.616m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-08 00:42 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-08 05:42 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 130° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 227.49° |
| First azimuth | 225.01° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 240.07° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It sounded almost like a flare of some sort, but not exactly like one and it definitely wasn’t a flare. Also sounded kind of like a jet, and I know both of those things are what people could say I saw but truthfully, it was a meteor/fireball. It was the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It had two big flashes, the second one seemed to have it fragment. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like part of it exploded when it flashed for a second time. |