American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1585t (Event 1585-2013)

Observer
Name Jon M
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks What a wonderful site in the night sky.
Location
Address Cherry Hill, NJ
Latitude 39° 54' 48.92'' N (39.913589°)
Longitude 75° 0' 37.07'' W (-75.010296°)
Elevation 20.447151m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-08-02 00:53 EDT
UT Date & Time 2013-08-02 04:53 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 71.32°
First azimuth 63.56°
First elevation 61°
Last azimuth 80.48°
Last elevation 29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -17
Color Green, Light Green, Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 4s
Length 40°
Remarks It was amazing....it looked like a large circular object that burst leaving behind a bright green trail and then changed colors again to orange before disappearing into the night. What an amazing site! I'll never forget it.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Beautiful yellow into a bright green explosion leaving a green trail before turning orange and drifting off
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It seems that small bits were behind the larger mass