American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3313ai (Event 3313-2018)

Observer
Name leo A
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks Im taking photos of the moon tonight im waiting for a plane to cross rhe moon so im out waiting whem i saw the fireball.. im facing east its at the lower right of the moon .. (my left im facing the moon) at 8:00 position going down.. less thsn 3 seconds .. orange and yellow . Ive seen several metwor showers but it was very bright .. i havent seen one since
Location
Address Jersey City, NJ
Latitude 40° 43' 41.38'' N (40.72816°)
Longitude 74° 4' 39.5'' W (-74.07764°)
Elevation 10.186m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-08-29 23:57 EDT
UT Date & Time 2018-08-30 03:57 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 190°
Moving
Facing azimuth 115°
First azimuth 35°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 65°
Last elevation 35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -17
Color Orange, Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -