Reports Report 583aa (Event 583-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rebecca N |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I enjoy watching the sky, have observed many 'shooting stars' comets, etc but never in all my life have I experienced this. I was letting the dog out on this frigid night when the whole deck lit up as though it were daylight - just for a couple of seconds, it may have lit again with the second flash but then I was watching the sky instead. Absolutely brilliant, beautiful and amazing. This was not a common event. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Highland Falls, NY |
| Latitude | 41° 20' 24.64'' N (41.340179°) |
| Longitude | 73° 58' 25.09'' W (-73.973636°) |
| Elevation | 26.63m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-02-14 04:35 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-02-14 09:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 266° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 197.97° |
| First azimuth | 100.03° |
| First elevation | 85° |
| Last azimuth | 118.43° |
| Last elevation | 69° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Light Blue, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 7s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | I saw a flash of light that lit up the porch as though it were daylight, looked nearly straight up thinking it was odd to have lightening then, to find a glowing light yellow/ white/blue train led by a large fireball, which seemed to flash bright again a second time, continuing to leave a thick bright trail- and then the fireball went gray/black but the trail lingered for a couple seconds, then also went gray to black and was gone. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw a second flash, just before it went dark, but in the night sky did not notice fragmentation |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |