Reports Report 1042a (Event 1042-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Harry |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It occurred over the ocean and appeared to move almost perfectly vertically downward. Maybe just a couple degrees to my left (northward) from straight down. I\'d be very interested to know if anybody else saw this. This was by far the brightest meteor I\'ve ever seen and I honestly didn\'t even know they could be green. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ocean Grove, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 12' 37.09'' N (40.210302°) |
| Longitude | 74° 0' 14.3'' W (-74.003971°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-09-20 23:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-09-21 03:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 109.85563° |
| First azimuth | 110.2607° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 108.76187° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | distinctly green with a t |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 2.5° |
| Remarks | Not entirely sure how to answer. There was a trail (or train?) of sorts but it didn\'t really persist after the meteor vanished. It was like a trail of sparks, something like fireworks but only lasted a fraction of a second after the meteor itself passed a point. The individual sparks seemed to get somewhat bigger and perhaps slightly longer lasting as the meteor descended, and especially immediately before it burned out. The sparks were yellow to slightly orangeish in contrast to the green meteor. I\'ve truly never seen anything like it. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | Maybe fragmentation? But I\'m inclined to say no. It could explain the larger sparks right before it burned out, but none of the sparks were green like the main fireball was. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |