Reports Report 3737acp (Event 3737-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | richard j |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Due to the colors I thought it might have been a piece of space junk. I've only seen white before now. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Andes, NY |
| Latitude | 42° 7' 47.18'' N (42.129772°) |
| Longitude | 74° 48' 17.1'' W (-74.80475°) |
| Elevation | 421.024m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-10-04 22:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-10-05 02:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 120° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 214.56° |
| First azimuth | 230.23° |
| First elevation | 48° |
| Last azimuth | 259.95° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Dark Green, Orange, White |
| 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 | I saw a white streak arcing westward for ~ 2/3 of its appearance then it broke up into multiple pieces, 4 or 5 possibly, and the fragments turned orange, then green. After about a second they fizzled out. |