Reports Report 3638by (Event 3638-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | M A |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Jersey City, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 43' 22.64'' N (40.722955°) |
| Longitude | 74° 2' 51.41'' W (-74.047613°) |
| Elevation | 2.681287m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-12-29 18:37 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-12-29 23:37 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 51° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Light Green, Green, and White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | __ |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 1° |
| Remarks | glowing train, also white or light green, and it fizzled out quickly after the ball disappeared |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I am not certain, but I believe there were one or two flashes. One chunk of the meteor separated from the main portion at around that time I believe I saw some flash or flashes. If I did see two flashes, they occurred in rapid succession. A trail of "sparks" -- which am assuming to be fragmentation -- seemed to follow both the main and separated chunk meteor. The sparks following the chunk were less pronounced than the sparks following the main portion. The initial flash was brightest, if I recall correctly. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | see above |