Reports Report 3638tk (Event 3638-2014)

Observer
Name Michele M
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Really cool experience ... the colors were super bright similar to a firework - the green was super bright almost neon ! Glad to be able to see it before it went behind the sightline of the trees !!
Location
Address Baldwin, NY
Latitude 40° 40' 35'' N (40.676389°)
Longitude 73° 36' 51.81'' W (-73.614391°)
Elevation 12.267016m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-12-29 18:35 EST
UT Date & Time 2014-12-29 23:35 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 45°
First azimuth 45°
First elevation 60°
Last azimuth 32.37°
Last elevation 11°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -21
Color Blue, Green, Light Green, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length
Remarks it has a short train at a point it looked like it split into two trains off of the one fireball and then it combined into one train. it was green with trails of blue and possibly white ... very bright !
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -