Reports Report 387z (Event 387-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Amanda M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Wow, It was one of the most amazing things I've seen, I still am shocked about how large it was, EXTREMELY curious where it landed, wanted to go on a hunt but Live on Long Island and it could have landed in Atlantic Ocean. Would Love to see images or video if any found....when I saw a smaller shooting star a while ago it seemed to trail off in the sky no longer able to see it; This one seems as though it would have made a landing somewhere -it was large and was bright until I could no longer see it on the horizon. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Farmingville, NY |
| Latitude | 40° 49' 27.77'' N (40.824381°) |
| Longitude | 73° 3' 17.42'' W (-73.054838°) |
| Elevation | 39.150639m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-01-14 20:22 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-01-15 01:22 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 247° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 158.73° |
| First azimuth | 177.75° |
| First elevation | 21° |
| Last azimuth | 161.05° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | bright train, 2 glowing chunks separated(lit), the main 'ball' was definitely brighter then the train/trail. Trail was maybe main ball x6 for trail length. I have seen a small shooting star before, this was BIG compared and it was amazing. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | approx. before it headed downward 2 semi smaller glowing chunks separated they were close together, one larger than the other. were lit when they came off but started trailing farther; I didn't follow them past that, I couldn't keep my eyes off of the 'main' one |