Reports Report 208ez (Event 208-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Chris S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen many meteors in my time. All were at night, red trails blue trails, but never any during the day, and never have I seen one create such a burst of energy like this. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Staten Island, NY |
| Latitude | 40° 32' 49.57'' N (40.547102°) |
| Longitude | 74° 11' 12.44'' W (-74.18679°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-02-14 12:40 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-02-14 17:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 121.1128° |
| First azimuth | 122.45072° |
| First elevation | 64° |
| Last azimuth | -1° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | The round burst of light |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I was in a car driving with the radio on. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | The horizon was limited, I never got to see it actually disappear. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I saw an initial round fireball, looked very similar to a transformer explosion or the sun. This caught my attention, the meteor shot out from this initial fireball until it was out of view. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |