I just happened to be looking at Jupiter when this fireball passed for about 6 seconds, leaving a beautiful trail.
Location
Address
Newtown, PA
Latitude
40° 13' 42.1'' N (40.228362°)
Longitude
74° 55' 58.93'' W (-74.933037°)
Elevation
48.28265m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-27 05:09 EDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-27 09:09 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
-
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
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Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
the meteor broke up into 3 pieces in a line, slowly separating. The 2 smaller trailing pieces disappeared before the leading largest piece. Very bright and spectacular!
