Reports Report 208cd (Event 208-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Skyler S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Please see my previous remarks. And I would love to have a follow-up with one of your experts to see what they thought this was, and I noticed there was another meteorite reported today in NYC area. Are these related? I would love to know whats going on. Tahnk You. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lavallette, NJ |
| Latitude | 39° 57' 53.11'' N (39.964754°) |
| Longitude | 74° 3' 51.75'' W (-74.064374°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-02-14 12:35 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-02-14 17:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | -1° |
| First azimuth | -1° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | -1° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | White with a tint of blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 60° |
| Remarks | it looked like a glowing trail from what I remem ber. All I remember is watching the actual meteorite and watching how incredibly bright white it was with the blue daytime sky in the backround. It looked like it may have landed in the ocean or perhaps totally birned up. I tried checking all over the beach where I thought it landed, but found nothing. No one else was around to observe it as far as I know. I had another thought, could it have also been one of the many pieces of space garbage that orbits our earth? From my previous experience it looked exactly like a meteorite though, but I have never seen one in the middle of a bright sunny day before! |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was a millisecond of a terminal flash if there was any at all. The whole event from start to finish lasted only 2 seconds. The terminal flash was slightly brighter white/ blueish than the rest of the timethe meteorite was observed. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |