Reports Report 1497al (Event 1497-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sarah T |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This was by far the brightest and largest thing I've seen fly through the sky and explode! I felt as if it was so close to Earth the flash of explosion nearly blinded me! Strangely enough, about 1 month ago, I witnessed another shooting star in the same general area. Although It wasn't as bright as the fire ball. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Warren, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 37' 16.74'' N (40.621316°) |
| Longitude | 74° 29' 28.17'' W (-74.491158°) |
| Elevation | 94.904m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-04-23 21:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-04-24 01:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 168° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 265° |
| First azimuth | 260° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 280° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | White, light yellow orange color |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The flash became very large and very bright towards the end. I saw something inside the light burn up with an orange color right before it exploded and disappeared in an instant. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw something almost shrivel up and burn brightly inside the light before the explosion and large flash of light! |