Reports Report 5942bj (Event 5942-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jennifer A |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was stunning. My husband teaches science, and uses a telescope, and he was also dazzled by it. Unlike anything we have ever seen. We expected something to crash and shake the ground. At first we thought it must be a plane crashing. Brilliant light and flame, and it traveled almost straight down out of the sky and below the horizon. We were in a rural area so the only lights were our headlights. The constellations were crystal clear in a deep black sky. If you can send us an official report/e-mail it to me so Tom can share it with his middle school students!! Thanks, Jennifer |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cobleskill, NY |
| Latitude | 42° 40' 16.23'' N (42.671175°) |
| Longitude | 74° 27' 39.57'' W (-74.460992°) |
| Elevation | 316.397217m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-09-24 20:39 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-09-25 00:39 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 3° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 249.33° |
| First azimuth | 244.82° |
| First elevation | 72° |
| Last azimuth | 247.7° |
| Last elevation | 1° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | glowing for a moment |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |