It was surprisingly bright, and for me, I've never seen a blue meteor and it was quite remarkable.
Location
Address
Middletown, PA
Latitude
40° 11' 39.66'' N (40.19435°)
Longitude
76° 43' 37.46'' W (-76.727073°)
Elevation
94.063m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-08-13 03:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2016-08-13 07:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
200.54°
First azimuth
213.73°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
184.53°
Last elevation
16°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6.5
Color
Blue, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
2°
Remarks
The train was approximately 2.5 degrees long following the bright blue beginning of meteor. Color was blueish turning to a yellowish white tip.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Half way through the meteor falling it sputtered off and back on. The bright blue burning light that was being given off went out and couldn't be seen for a split second then started to continue burning blue till disappearing.
