I find it interesting that on 9/24/14 there were 4 sightings in one night over various parts of the US which they said is rare (saw an article about it in the Daily Mail). However, we saw this the preceding night; just wondering if this is part of an event or if more of these will be happening. I will keep my eyes to the sky!
Location
Address
Poughkeepsie, NY
Latitude
41° 38' 36.66'' N (41.643516°)
Longitude
73° 55' 20.28'' W (-73.922301°)
Elevation
42.811901m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-23 21:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-24 01:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
245°
First azimuth
245°
First elevation
29°
Last azimuth
285°
Last elevation
17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Orange, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
When we first noticed it, it was streaking quite slow (not as fast as a shooting star) and it almost seemed to slow and when it did several fragments broke away and went different directions (meaning falling away up and down). It continued to streak and then suddenly extinguished. It was a really cool event; we have never seen anything like it in our lives. We were just leaving Red Lobster and walking back to our car and it caught our attention....happened like right in front of us......really cool!
