Reports Report 2046w (Event 2046-2023)

Observer
Name Mary W
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address , NY
Latitude 41° 44' 31.96'' N (41.74221°)
Longitude 74° 6' 38.01'' W (-74.110558°)
Elevation 55.139755m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2023-04-10 21:15 EDT
UT Date & Time 2023-04-11 01:15 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 197°
Moving
Facing azimuth 25.36°
First azimuth 36.66°
First elevation 25°
Last azimuth 18.57°
Last elevation
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It looked like a shooting star at first, but bigger and much brighter and then I thought it was a crashing plane because it looked like it almost exploded a little at the very end and a piece separated from it that was also fiery looking and then it all dropped out of sight behind trees on the horizon.