Reports Report 7090j (Event 7090-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Natalie C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This fireball/bolied looked close and large, like a rocket coming down then it exploded but I didn’t hear a sound, prob due to my car (I was turning onto the road in my car when I saw it) I had never seen a bolide until tonight but it was amazing and so bright, way bigger than any meteor or comet I’ve seen before. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Brooktondale, NY |
| Latitude | 42° 23' 13.77'' N (42.387158°) |
| Longitude | 76° 21' 38.71'' W (-76.360754°) |
| Elevation | 337.364197m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-11-15 22:15 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-11-16 03:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 193° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 280.7° |
| First azimuth | 287.42° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 278.45° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Glittering glowing train, like a train of sparks behind it |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fireball had a white train with an orange red color to the meteor before it exploded in a flash and then disappeared |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bright flash orange white when it fragmented into smaller shards of light that then dissolved |