We were looking west when we suddenly saw the meteor because we were out searching for Comet Pan-Starrs; the person with me said "now what's that light?" and the meteor went almost directly toward us and over our heads so we turned a full 180 degrees from when we first saw it to when it flashed and vanished.
Location
Address
North Brunswick, NJ
Latitude
40° 26' 20.01'' N (40.438892°)
Longitude
74° 27' 59.04'' W (-74.466401°)
Elevation
17.463545m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-03-22 20:10 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-03-23 00:10 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down to up
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
302.6°
First azimuth
303.92°
First elevation
70°
Last azimuth
71.4°
Last elevation
80°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Blue, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It brightened or flared significantly brighter after it went over are heads as we turned about 180 degrees; there was a flash of bright light (white)
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
After or during the final bright flash, about four bright fragments seemed to fall out of it; it looked like it was disintegrating; after that, we did not see it any more
