| Observer |
|
Name |
Ginger E |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
It was so bright that we didn’t know what it was - thought maybe a bomb over the ocean - but then assumed it had to have been a meteor |
| Location |
|
Address |
Barnegat Light, NJ |
|
Latitude |
39° 44' 25.26'' N (39.740349°)
|
|
Longitude |
74° 6' 46.63'' W (-74.112954°)
|
|
Elevation |
- |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2019-04-16 23:00 EDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2019-04-17 03:00 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From down right to up left |
|
Descent Angle |
277° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
167.27° |
|
First azimuth |
190.44° |
|
First elevation |
17° |
|
Last azimuth |
146.65° |
|
Last elevation |
12° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-13 |
|
Color |
Dark Green, Green, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Duration |
- |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Standing on the beach, back to the ocean, sky lit up so bright that I turned to the ocean looking southeast - it was incredibly bright |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
