Reports Report 117c (Event 117-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jack M |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Rumson, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 22' 27.51'' N (40.374307°) |
| Longitude | 74° 0' 14.37'' W (-74.003992°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-01-25 17:54 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-01-25 22:54 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 134.99996° |
| First azimuth | 249.86375° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 104.82642° |
| Last elevation | 78° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 25° |
| Remarks | This meteor clearly had debris coming off it, it went right overhead, west to east, and had quite a lot of debris coming off it. Was a brief glowing train left behind. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Lots of fragmentation, thought it was a satellite re-entry in first impression. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |