Reports Report 305bs (Event 305-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Scott E |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I'm in my 60s, and I have watched the night sky for years because of its beauty. As I have seen many meteors and and a spectacular meteor shower at 2 A.M. in the mountains outside of Salt lake City in the early winter of 1978, I am not new to this kind of thing. But I have ever seen such a bright ball of fire just over the trees in my back yard that night. It looked to be the size of a quarter, if not larger, if I held it one out in front of me. I really expected it to hit the earth with a tremendous explosive - of which it did not happen in my area. Truly, I consider this event to be one of the most momentous days of my life. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Phillipsburg, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 42' 10.26'' N (40.70285°) |
| Longitude | 75° 10' 52.1'' W (-75.18114°) |
| Elevation | 120.158m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-01-25 21:45 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-01-26 02:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 108° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 120.38° |
| First azimuth | 78.85° |
| First elevation | 21° |
| Last azimuth | 134.98° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | looked like it was breaking apart |