Reports Report 3384jm (Event 3384-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gary M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | After reading about a meteor over Buffalo NY at the same time (last night), I am VERY convinced that I must have seen a piece of the main meteor. There is no doubt in my mind that the piece I saw landed or probably burnt out close to Newtown PA. (It actually appeared to have burnt out shortly before impact, maybe just a couple hundred feet up). It could not have been the NY piece because the tail was WAY too wide. I don't believe it would have appeared that large hundreds of miles away from my location! I was driving North on RT-95 when I observed the meteor. Hope this helps! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , PA |
| Latitude | 40° 12' 50.13'' N (40.213926°) |
| Longitude | 74° 52' 39.83'' W (-74.87773°) |
| Elevation | 51.555126m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-12-03 20:30 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-12-04 01:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 304.55° |
| First azimuth | 338.05° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 311.19° |
| Last elevation | 12° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The end of the tail looked exactly like sparklers |