American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1217e (Event 1217-2011)

Observer
Name Justin
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Saw out of corner of my eye high in the sky. at first it was orange/red, fiery for less than a second- i thought it was an airplane then it quickly turned green/blue for a second and appeared to burn out. it was then that i knew that i had just seen... A METEOR. it got me thinking about the universe. what a great place.
Location
Address Brooklyn, NY
Latitude 40° 43' 12.55'' N (40.720152°)
Longitude 73° 57' 53.63'' W (-73.964896°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-10-23 20:15 EDT
UT Date & Time 2011-10-24 00:15 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 234.09129°
First azimuth 233.90272°
First elevation 71°
Last azimuth 236.3948°
Last elevation 47°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color red/orange and then green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -1s
Length -1°
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -