Reports Report 5361k (Event 5361-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | John C |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I've been viewing meteors for well over 30 years of my life, and this was the largest meteor I've ever seen head of meteor wise. The width was unlike I've ever seen. I'd like to know if anyone else saw it besides me. For the record I was taking astrophotography of the asteroid that was passing Earth that night. How I wish I captured this on film :( |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | West Seneca, NY |
| Latitude | 42° 48' 41.71'' N (42.811585°) |
| Longitude | 78° 47' 37.38'' W (-78.793716°) |
| Elevation | 187.458694m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-09-24 03:03 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-09-24 07:03 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 259° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 170° |
| First azimuth | 170° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 160° |
| Last elevation | 50° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Dark Green, Green, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Smoke after for a few seconds after. It was huge! |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw a huge ball on fire with small balls falling with the rock with a green/blue glow with gold sparkles around the head and tail. |