Reports Report 1569u (Event 1569-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jennifer L |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It looked very close to the horizon and was extremely colorful and very bright. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Buffalo, NY |
| Latitude | 42° 49' 22.24'' N (42.822845°) |
| Longitude | 78° 44' 13.18'' W (-78.736994°) |
| Elevation | 213.578461m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-04-02 21:51 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-04-03 01:51 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 119° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 203.07° |
| First azimuth | 122.86° |
| First elevation | 10° |
| Last azimuth | 229.03° |
| Last elevation | 6° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, Orange, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fast but gentle crackle |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | The trail seemed to glow a brighter green as di very light looking fog or smoke |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The green trail headed toward the horizon ended with a even brighter green colored what appeared to be explosion with fast what looked like it broke up and I saw fast flashes of light green,dark green, yellows with orange tones. The tail lingered very briefly with what looked like light smoke or dust which still kept its green color. The same smoke or dust also lingered around the part that looked like it exploded and within 2-3 seconds it all was faded from my view. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |