Reports Report 7927al (Event 7927-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Amy M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I am certain this was some type of astronomical event. I found a picture on the internet that is similar to what I saw that I’d be happy to show to someone from this group. What I saw was greenish with a sparkly tail (fragmentation, I assume) & then the leading part “exploded” & that was it. Sadly, it only lasted about 2-3 seconds max. It was EXTREMELY (low lying) foggy with fog warnings in the area I saw it which fortunately for me, had it not been foggy, I’m not sure I would have seen it. It was the coolest astronomical event I’ve ever seen. Do eclipses count as astronomical? It was way cooler than an eclipse! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Buffalo, NY |
| Latitude | 42° 58' 20.98'' N (42.972495°) |
| Longitude | 78° 46' 32.79'' W (-78.775776°) |
| Elevation | 184.415237m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-11-03 07:05 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-11-03 11:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 99° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 315.44° |
| First azimuth | 318.12° |
| First elevation | 34° |
| Last azimuth | 327.33° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -4 |
| Color | Green, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like a pretty twinkly greenish streak for like .05 seconds & then the tip exploded & it was over. Whole thing lasted no more than 2 seconds or 3 seconds at max |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like a pretty twinkly sparkling greenish streak for like .05 seconds & then the tip exploded & it was over. Whole thing lasted no more than 2 seconds or 3 seconds at max. |