It was amazing and I can’t believe no one else I was with saw it! Also couldn’t find a trace of it over the news or twitter. I’ve seen meteors before and they have looked only slightly bigger than a shooting star- this one today was absolutely massive in comparison.
Location
Address
New York, NY
Latitude
40° 44' 37.93'' N (40.743869°)
Longitude
73° 59' 16.1'' W (-73.987806°)
Elevation
12.13m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-05-25 22:45 EDT
UT Date & Time
2018-05-26 02:45 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
100°
Moving
Facing azimuth
217.14°
First azimuth
219.47°
First elevation
15°
Last azimuth
251.82°
Last elevation
12°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
Orange, Light Yellow, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I thought it looked like a plane had caught fire but that it was far too large to be a plane
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Orange sparks seemed to streak across the sky behind a bright white light- as I said- like something was on fire
