Reports Report 117b (Event 117-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | kyle |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Melville, NY |
| Latitude | 40° 47' 50.36'' N (40.797322°) |
| Longitude | 73° 24' 18.22'' W (-73.40506°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-01-25 17:55 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-01-25 22:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 257.15265° |
| First azimuth | 252.34152° |
| First elevation | 41° |
| Last azimuth | 253.68329° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | white to red (fireball) |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | There was cloud cover, the fireball glowed with a tiny white train behind it, enough for me to observe the direction it was traveling. The fireball was unusually large in comparison to past meteors I have seen, yet it was absolutely silent. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |