Reports Report 5809fa (Event 5809-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jessica J |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I have watched the skies my whole life and used to stargaze a lot as a teenager, and have NEVER seen anything like this before and feel like it was a once in a lifetime event! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hudson Falls, NY |
| Latitude | 43° 21' 46.56'' N (43.362933°) |
| Longitude | 73° 31' 56.86'' W (-73.532461°) |
| Elevation | 91.054634m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-09-02 23:39 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-09-03 03:39 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 311° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 285° |
| First azimuth | 298° |
| First elevation | 13° |
| Last azimuth | 285° |
| Last elevation | 5° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | it looked like a shooting star falling from the sky. I fully expected to hear some kind of firework sound, or hear something crash into the earth but it was silent. It was a beautiful bright white light arc, with a green tail |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like a firework shooting up into the sky but then got incredibly bright and that is when I realized it was possibly a shooting star/meteor that was incredibly close to the earth |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |