Reports Report 3970a (Event 3970-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Amy D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | On 8/24/19 at approximately 12:10AM EST I was facing north looking at the stars when a bright fireball appeared over the city of Binghamton, NY. Unlike other meteors I’ve witnessed it didn’t streak across the sky, it looked as if it was falling out of the sky. It had a bright tail however it it looked like there were “sparks” in the tail. The “sparks” were as bright as the fireball and the brightest part of the tail. The fireball seemed pretty low in the sky when it appeared. It was visible for approximately 3 seconds before it appeared to disappear on the horizon. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Binghamton, NY |
| Latitude | 42° 4' 41.53'' N (42.078204°) |
| Longitude | 75° 54' 40.02'' W (-75.911116°) |
| Elevation | 340.280487m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-08-24 00:10 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-08-24 04:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 167° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 357.66° |
| First azimuth | 356.71° |
| First elevation | 23° |
| Last azimuth | 2.04° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Mostly Orange, bright yellowish |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Glowing train that looked like big sparks were embedded within the tail |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I believe that what I described as “sparks” embedded in the tail were fragments breaking off of the fireball/meteor. |