Reports Report 2987dk (Event 2987-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | R M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I am not sure what it was and while I have seen many "shooting stars" moving fast across the sky, I have never seen what I think I saw. A meteor looking to fall downwards, very close to my location and almost explode as it came closer to the ground. I lost it behind a house so I do not know exactly where it landed and if it even landed. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Scotch Plains, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 36' 46.31'' N (40.612864°) |
| Longitude | 74° 23' 12.17'' W (-74.386714°) |
| Elevation | 35.974262m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-11-03 20:20 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-11-04 01:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 6° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 34.16° |
| First azimuth | 35.04° |
| First elevation | 56° |
| Last azimuth | 31.51° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -19 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | it was a thin glowing trail |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it looked like it disintegrated |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | a couple of small amber looked to shoot up, but it was probably ambers detaching and burning up as the bigger piece fell faster |