Reports Report 1490a (Event 1490-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Christopher S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It looked very close and large. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bethlehem, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 37' 29.54'' N (40.624873°) |
| Longitude | 75° 23' 38.78'' W (-75.394105°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-12-07 23:30 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-12-08 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 217.52846° |
| First azimuth | 172.9716° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 260.37187° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | orenge,yellow,green,blue, |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | Not that I recall. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | It looked like the trail of a bottle rocket firework. Relatively short with white feathering \"sparks\" trailing the ball and then fading away rather quickly. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | Not sure. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |