Reports Report 2308ac (Event 2308-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Caleb R |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was very impressive and and colorful, I was with my friends when it happened, my friends where in a car. and I was outside the car, the comet lasted long enough for me to tell them that there was something on fire in the sky and they all saw it when they got out of the car to watch it cross the NJ turnpike. Near exit 8. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | East Windsor, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 13' 58.61'' N (40.232948°) |
| Longitude | 74° 31' 54.47'' W (-74.531798°) |
| Elevation | 38.069263m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-09-23 20:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-09-24 00:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 1.81° |
| First azimuth | 60.84° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 359.03° |
| Last elevation | 52° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | Very long orange train. looked like a plane on fire |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Comet Turned yellow and fell apart, the bits fell apart off the head, on fire, then died after a couple seconds. |