Reports Report 4177b (Event 4177-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Christa K |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This bright, fast streak in the late afternoon appeared against a brilliant blue sky and after sparkling with a flash of rainbow colors, disappeared behind a fluffy white cloud. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Waterloo, NY |
| Latitude | 42° 54' 29.2'' N (42.90811°) |
| Longitude | 76° 51' 8.51'' W (-76.852363°) |
| Elevation | 141.714005m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-09-02 17:10 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-09-02 21:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 261° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 37.94° |
| First azimuth | 33.21° |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 34.12° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Rainbow colors, sparkled like it was a fireworks rocket made of glitter - light yellow, green, purple, dark blue, red, pink |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was a bright streaking light, very fast. It flashed with bright sparkling rainbow colors, as if it was a fireworks rocket or the glinting rainbow flashes of light from a prism. The sky was brilliant blue but it disappeared behind a single white fluffy cloud. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |