Fireball report

Reports Report 3151xp (Event 3151-2019)

Observer
Name	Lenny B
Experience Level	2/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Glen Head, NY
Latitude	40° 47' 50.96'' N (40.797489°)
Longitude	73° 32' 41.11'' W (-73.544754°)
Elevation	61.558514m

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	260°

Moving
Facing azimuth	110°
First azimuth	120°
First elevation	45°
Last azimuth	100°
Last elevation	23°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-27
Color	Yellow, Light Yellow, White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	3s
Length	15°
Remarks	Glowing train that faded behind the fireball

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Large flash that lit up a small portion of the surrounding sky. Flash appeared to reflect off some of the low level partly scattered clouds in the area.

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Fireball was larger at the leading edge and had a train behind it. No sure how many pieces fragmented off of the fire ball.

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