Reports Report 1431w (Event 1431-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Peter T |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | not the most colorful bolide I have ever seen, but a very long, gently curving train, quite graceful and beautifully brilliant despite the gibbous moon |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Tenafly, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 54' 44.42'' N (40.91234°) |
| Longitude | 73° 57' 18.61'' W (-73.955169°) |
| Elevation | 56.014m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-04-17 21:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-04-18 01:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 95° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 250° |
| First azimuth | 200° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 290° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 45° |
| Remarks | not smoky, more like an afterglow that quickly faded |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | as the meteor descended on a gentle arc into the trees, it broke up -- started losing a few signfiicantly large fragments....this is when color turned yellowish, but then it quickly disappeared. |