Reports Report 208il (Event 208-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | jay g |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | coolest meteor I had the pleasure to see. very beautiful, i feel lucky ,having looked for so many years at showers to see this... |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | summit, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 44' 11.21'' N (40.736446°) |
| Longitude | 74° 21' 38.61'' W (-74.360726°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-02-14 12:45 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-02-14 17:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 111.80113° |
| First azimuth | 109.43992° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 106.85834° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | sliver/white on inside of |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | the train was goldish in color very bright almost metalic, and i saw it very long with the fireball in front heading down twards the ground and before it disapered it was half the length, it appeared that the train was disapering before the ball did , and when it was half the length the whole thing disapered. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | the ball and train just seemed to disapear, like someone turned off a switch. gone |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |