Reports Report 208el (Event 208-2011)

Observer
Name Deborah D
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks It was a magical sighting for me. I often sit at my kitchen table and look at the sky in the back-I am a bird watcher. I had a friend over and it happened so quickly, that she didn\'t have time to see it. It was very exciting!!
Location
Address Montclair, NJ
Latitude 40° 51' 5.6'' N (40.851556°)
Longitude 74° 11' 32.02'' W (-74.192227°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-02-14 12:38 EST
UT Date & Time 2011-02-14 17:38 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 134.14122°
First azimuth 139.94536°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 129.83885°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color orange/yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration 1.5s
Length -1°
Remarks It didn\'t have a long train at all. It moved so quickly, the little train it did have, disappeared with it.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -