This was the biggest and brightest fireball i've ever seen. I've been star gazing for years and this object was very large when it first started to burn up.It left a long thick/broad streak of fire that lasted about a second in the sky.
Location
Address
Holbrook, NY
Latitude
40° 48' 29.08'' N (40.808077°)
Longitude
73° 3' 54.13'' W (-73.065037°)
Elevation
27.325302m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-10-08 21:28 EDT
UT Date & Time
2015-10-09 01:28 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
115°
Moving
Facing azimuth
40.68°
First azimuth
42.83°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
54.25°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
30°
Remarks
it left a glowing streak of fire across the sky that seemed to fade when it reached the middle of its arc.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
a large fireball and fizzle out.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked as if it was breaking into 4 large pieces as it was obliterated.
