| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Alessia L |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was over the ocean and the moon was not over the horizon yet so the Ball/meteor was VERY bright. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Stone Harbor, NJ |
| Latitude | 39° 3' 23.81'' N (39.056614°) |
| Longitude | 74° 45' 4.22'' W (-74.751172°) |
| Elevation | 1.533663m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-08-18 23:18 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-08-19 03:18 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 260° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 135.42° |
| First azimuth | 151.78° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 136.08° |
| Last elevation | 41° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, Brown, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | After it disappeared I saw a glow for about 2 seconds that wasn’t nearly as bright as the meteor but was still bright/light |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It look like it separated about halfway through a little bit and then continued until it disappeared |