Reports Report 331ac (Event 331-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jerry M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This object was not yellow/orange (with yellow/orange tail). It glowed greed and the short tail was red. I\'d love to know what it was (or might have been). |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Babylon, NY |
| Latitude | 40° 42' 27.7'' N (40.707694°) |
| Longitude | 73° 19' 32.57'' W (-73.325715°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-03-05 19:56 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-03-06 00:56 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 45° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 274.10427° |
| First azimuth | 102.80396° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 279.94283° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Object had a green glow. Tail was red and not as long as a normal shooting star. Trail was short, red, constant, with no smoke. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |