| Observer |
|
Name |
Kurt S |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
Best I ever saw. Remarkable, and a little scary. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Clifton, NJ |
|
Latitude |
40° 52' 32.25'' N (40.875625°)
|
|
Longitude |
74° 9' 22.02'' W (-74.156118°)
|
|
Elevation |
43.037243m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2013-03-22 20:00 EDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2013-03-23 00:00 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
225° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
254.58° |
|
First azimuth |
273.18° |
|
First elevation |
69° |
|
Last azimuth |
181.34° |
|
Last elevation |
51° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-8 |
|
Color |
White Yellow Green |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Duration |
-1s |
|
Length |
-1° |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Bright flash at the end, turned into several orange strands flying away from the last flash. |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Looked like a large meteor turned into fragments at the end. (I suspect a satellite reentry, but don't know...) |
