American Meteor Society

Reports Report 5687f (Event 5687-2020)

Observer
Name Nick S
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I spend a lot of time fishing at night and I see a lot of shooting stars. This one was like no other that I had ever seen. It was so bright it reflected off of the water. I saw the bright reflection and looked up and saw the wide and bright streak go across the sky. Amazing. Shooting stars you can miss if you blink, this lasted probably 3 seconds.
Location
Address Southampton, NY
Latitude 40° 50' 37.12'' N (40.843644°)
Longitude 72° 28' 23.95'' W (-72.473319°)
Elevation 0.970192m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-10-09 21:15 EST
UT Date & Time 2020-10-10 01:15 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 251°
Moving
Facing azimuth 14°
First azimuth 48.14°
First elevation 48°
Last azimuth 345.89°
Last elevation 29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -14
Color Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -