I run at late hours on the west side highway in nyc and I always look for meteors or comets. It is when I am not even looking like tonight when I get to witness this amazing sight!
Location
Address
ny, NY
Latitude
40° 44' 11.81'' N (40.736614°)
Longitude
74° 0' 34.01'' W (-74.009447°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-01-03 01:04 EST
UT Date & Time
2012-01-03 06:04 UT
Duration
≈10s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
120.79794°
First azimuth
3.74366°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
9.91285°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
15s
Length
-1°
Remarks
This is my second time seeing one but this was pure white as the last one was many colors. It was as long as a plane and appeared to be going very slow. I really thought it was a plane but then it broke into balls of light. This was an amazing visual!!!!!!
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It flahed brighter then fragmented into balls of light!
