Reports Report 6155h (Event 6155-2022)

Observer
Name Lisa S
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address South Orange, NJ
Latitude 40° 45' 15.11'' N (40.754198°)
Longitude 74° 16' 11.07'' W (-74.269741°)
Elevation 129.116318m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2022-09-15 22:29 EDT
UT Date & Time 2022-09-16 02:29 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 72°
Moving
Facing azimuth 253.74°
First azimuth 246.44°
First elevation 47°
Last azimuth 264.67°
Last elevation 53°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -10
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 0.5s
Length 15°
Remarks Bright glow, quickly faded
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Started as bright meteor, then very bright sphere at the front with tail behind, sphere grew and flashed extremely brightly, then short trail that faded quickly.
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -