Reports Report 2540s (Event 2540-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jason H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I swear this was seen for longer than 30 seconds as I was hiking down to my car- and this bright spot in the sky wasn't where Jupiter or Mars should have been, so I figured it was something else- but it was VERY bright. I was turning towards it during the flash and saw the sparkles/fragmentation. It was originally about a fist from the moon (also up). It must have moved very slowly then from my initial observation downwards. Scout reservation, no lights, sadly no camera. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Naples, NY |
| Latitude | 42° 40' 24.74'' N (42.67354°) |
| Longitude | 77° 26' 32.65'' W (-77.442402°) |
| Elevation | 503.756m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-07-19 22:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-07-20 02:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 138° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 266.19° |
| First azimuth | 271.99° |
| First elevation | 22° |
| Last azimuth | 279.69° |
| Last elevation | 11° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | A flash, then 'sparkles' following downward intersecting with hills. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I had seen a bright object but thought it a planet; was trying to figure out what it was. Turned my head and saw the flash when turning back. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After the flash sparkles rained down/right towards hills on horizon |