Reports Report 1198ab (Event 1198-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Joanna R |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I would like to know if there were any other reports that day about the same object. I have see many \"shooting stars\", but this thing was unlike anything I have seen before. The biggest, closest and brightest and longest shooting star/ meteorite I have ever seen in my whole life. I am 57 yrs old. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | 10502, NY |
| Latitude | 41° 0' 45.46'' N (41.012628°) |
| Longitude | 73° 51' 0.39'' W (-73.850107°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-08-23 06:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-08-23 10:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 140.19442° |
| First azimuth | 121.75947° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 88.26429° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | the meteor was like a huge burning ball and there was a trail of black and white, burning smoke that it left behind all the way across the entire sky. The trail was obvious and wide. After 10 mins as I got closer to work in White Plains, it was still there but had faded to an all over white like what jets leave in the sky. It felt like it was going to be only a few more seconds before the meteor was going to hit the ground, and I felt sure that there was no time for it to burn up before then. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |