Reports Report 667qp (Event 667-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Hunkins J |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | There was an initial bright, brief flash which caused me to turn and look to see what appeared to be bluish green flare of a firework leaving an orange tail. Realizing a firework from a block or two away would produce audible reports, we quickly concluded that it must be a meteor. One spectator with me saw the entire sequence including the initial flash. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Long Valley, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 46' 41.57'' N (40.778213°) |
| Longitude | 74° 45' 30.51'' W (-74.758474°) |
| Elevation | 245.926865m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-03-22 20:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-03-23 00:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 115.42° |
| First azimuth | 123.64° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 96.64° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Blue Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5s |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | The trail was orange with splintered fragments (like a big firework rocket) that followed close behind the fireball and faded very quickly. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |