Reports Report 208cm (Event 208-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jane |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Trajectory was not straight down because we saw it in between buildings we could clearly see it falling at about 10 degree slant (we were facing SouthEast) It did not disappear into the horizon -- it appeared to blink out, just as a shooting star does, well above our horizon line |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Piscataway, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 31' 24.88'' N (40.523578°) |
| Longitude | 74° 27' 56.14'' W (-74.465595°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-02-14 12:35 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-02-14 17:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 111.90309° |
| First azimuth | 110.89071° |
| First elevation | 69° |
| Last azimuth | 113.24715° |
| Last elevation | 46° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 11° |
| Remarks | Clean - like a shooting star (no comparison to exhaust from planes also visible) |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |