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.