| Observer |
|
Name |
Christian C |
|
Experience Level |
1/5
|
|
Remarks |
Something like I have never seen before. It was very big and incredibly bright and left as bright/big of a fiery tail |
| Location |
|
Address |
Watkins Glen, NY |
|
Latitude |
42° 25' 5.56'' N (42.41821°)
|
|
Longitude |
76° 53' 58.88'' W (-76.89969°)
|
|
Elevation |
248.166336m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2020-08-18 22:30 EDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2020-08-19 02:30 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From down left to up right |
|
Descent Angle |
88° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
188.05° |
|
First azimuth |
185.78° |
|
First elevation |
80° |
|
Last azimuth |
263.61° |
|
Last elevation |
42° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-15 |
|
Color |
Dark Green, Green, Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Duration |
- |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
The flash happened before it came into view (behind clouds, like lightning). I believe there were two flashes. This was somewhere between 10-11pm EST |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
