Reports Report 4676ao (Event 4676-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Erin C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I would like to know if others have seen this as well. It was nothing like I’ve ever seen before. It was very bright, long, and green. Also lower and felt more close than a typical “shooting star” / meteor |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Margate City, NJ |
| Latitude | 39° 19' 15.33'' N (39.320925°) |
| Longitude | 74° 30' 40.57'' W (-74.511269°) |
| Elevation | 2.487367m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-08-12 21:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-08-13 01:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 150° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 177.1° |
| First azimuth | 178.42° |
| First elevation | 51° |
| Last azimuth | 182.5° |
| Last elevation | 29° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Dark Green, Green, Light Green, Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Long streak that was green. There was a bright green flash and i saw a green long streak/ tail. I think had yellow in it at some point. There was a dot of green leading the trail and then it all disappeared at once. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was a ball/fragment of green leading the trail (space between the fragment and the long trail) and then it all disappeared at once. |