American Meteor Society

Reports Report 440b (Event 440-2012)

Observer
Name Gabriel D
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks As I was walking around 1am I saw in a metor falling fast heading NE it was very big i saw that the metor was on fire and rotating fasting it was heading down fast in was completely on fire and very visible I saw it for prehaps 2-4 seconds and I heard no noise after it disappeared out of my sight....truly amazing
Location
Address bronx, NY
Latitude 40° 53' 7.28'' N (40.885356°)
Longitude 73° 49' 52.22'' W (-73.831172°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-03-23 01:00 AST
UT Date & Time 2012-03-23 05:00 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 305°
Moving
Facing azimuth 53.17449°
First azimuth 18.30845°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 35.94924°
Last elevation 45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -5
Color orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration 2s
Length -1°
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -