American Meteor Society

Reports Report 886b (Event 886-2010)

Observer
Name Louis
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Completely caught me by suprise. Laying in bed about to go to sleep watching tv in dark room. I saw it out of corner of my eye, I turned and saw it. Very bright and cool. The really funny thing to is that I was watching \"Meteorite Men\" on the Science channel when it happened!
Location
Address stamford, CT
Latitude 41° 4' 41.04'' N (41.078068°)
Longitude 73° 31' 46.25'' W (-73.529514°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2010-12-14 21:30 EDT
UT Date & Time 2010-12-15 02:30 UT
Duration ?
Direction
Moving direction From left to right
Descent Angle 90°
Moving
Facing azimuth 270°
First azimuth 250°
First elevation 63°
Last azimuth 266°
Last elevation 63°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color white
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -1s
Length -1°
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -