I was standing on the west sidewalk facing North on 2nd avenue. I had a lot of visibility of the sky to the east but the west was mostly blocked by buildings. The Fireball first flashed and appeared in the sky approximately directly in front of me possibly a few degrees west (11:58 o'clock). At no point was the fireball visible to the east. I did not witness the end of what would have been the "dying" of the fireball as it was still very bright as it went behind the buildings to my left (west).
Location
Address
New York, NY
Latitude
40° 46' 28.48'' N (40.774577°)
Longitude
73° 57' 15.42'' W (-73.954282°)
Elevation
17.272005m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-11-08 19:22 EST
UT Date & Time
2020-11-09 00:22 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
266°
Moving
Facing azimuth
30°
First azimuth
30°
First elevation
64°
Last azimuth
15°
Last elevation
60°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-21
Color
Pink, Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The fireball flashed which is how I initially saw it then appeared to go dark and then flash again, leaving a trail of sparkling debris before I lost sight of it behind a building.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Sparkling debris come off of the fireball and then faded away quickly much like a firework.
