Reports Report 3638amk (Event 3638-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brian S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving home from work in Purchase on the Merritt Parkway in Greenwich. The flash appeared briefly from right to left when I was driving north I believe between exits 28 and 29. I thought it might have been a plane on fire since I was near Westchester airport, but I thought it was too small to be a plane, then I thought it may have been fireworks, but that too was weird since it was traveling horizontally instead of vertically and also a very sparsely populated area and odd time of the evening for fireworks. I forgot all about this until I saw the report online today. Glad the mystery is solved on what it was! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Greenwich, CT |
| Latitude | 41° 4' 40.06'' N (41.077795°) |
| Longitude | 73° 40' 4.18'' W (-73.667829°) |
| Elevation | 64.331322m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-12-29 18:30 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-12-29 23:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 20° |
| First azimuth | 50° |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 359° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Pink, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |