Reports Report 1483af (Event 1483-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Veronica L |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was probably the most beautiful natural phenomenon I'll ever witness, if it was really natural... It looked identical to what I imagine a missile would look like. It was huge and wide in the sky, almost as wide as the current crescent moon, and it was very yellow. I've seen average shooting stars before, but those were 10-20x smaller than what I just saw, and lasted 1-2 seconds. This one spanned from one horizon to the other at constant full vibrance, which is what mainly makes me question if it was natural. But it had a pretty long tail, and moved across the sky at one relatively slow pace. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Franklin Lakes, NJ |
| Latitude | 41° 0' 38.37'' N (41.010658°) |
| Longitude | 74° 11' 30.22'' W (-74.191729°) |
| Elevation | 124.999m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-04-19 20:48 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-04-20 00:48 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 86° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270° |
| First azimuth | 240° |
| First elevation | 41° |
| Last azimuth | 330° |
| Last elevation | 38° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |