Reports Report 3092ah (Event 3092-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gregory D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was surprised to see this. I thought at first it was a firework, but it was clearly not after a split second of watching it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Philadelphia, PA |
| Latitude | 39° 58' 7.67'' N (39.968796°) |
| Longitude | 75° 9' 55.19'' W (-75.16533°) |
| Elevation | 28.357m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-08-23 22:10 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-08-24 02:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 222° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 47.82° |
| First azimuth | 52.68° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 40.17° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Yellow with some orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The meteor seemed to have an oblong shape, or when I first saw it, it had already begun breaking up. The meteor appeared in my field of vision from above my area of focus. As it continued, the color became a bit more orange and it broke up to about three pieces, where one was far brighter than others. |