Reports Report 3151ef (Event 3151-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Robert D |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen meteors or "shooting stars" previously in my life a handful of times. They have always been quite high in the sky and always an orange, yellow or white color and much more of a quicker"flash". This was the largest, closest, longest duration and most vivid one I have ever seen. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Long Beach, NY |
| Latitude | 40° 34' 59.53'' N (40.583202°) |
| Longitude | 73° 38' 56.06'' W (-73.648905°) |
| Elevation | 2.754748m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-07-24 23:03 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-07-25 03:03 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 262° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 82° |
| First azimuth | 103.1° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 19.09° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A large blue ball with a white exterior along with a streak or tail that looked like a firework. But it definitely was not a firework. It seemed very low in the sky from my perspective. It was moving fast and happened pretty quickly but I saw it for a good amount of time. I was listening to headphones when it happened, so I did not hear if there was noise. I was running on the boardwalk and stopped and asked a few others if they saw it. They said yes they did and we all said that we have never seen something so amazing. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The blue ball flashed as it moved through the sky and I saw large "sparks" or fragments I believe splintering off of the large ball as it moved through the sky |