Reports Report 987ca (Event 987-2024)

Observer
Name Petunia W
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Hamburg, NY
Latitude 42° 41' 50.32'' N (42.697312°)
Longitude 78° 49' 48.8'' W (-78.830222°)
Elevation 249.0056m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-02-21 18:45 EST
UT Date & Time 2024-02-21 23:45 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 248°
Moving
Facing azimuth 171.84°
First azimuth 222.09°
First elevation 33°
Last azimuth 147.32°
Last elevation
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length -
Remarks White smoke and bright yellow speckles
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Ball became larger and burst brighter
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks After the flash burst the ball into 3 fragments the vanished in the tree line.