I do hyper-velocity impact research on meteorites for NASA, in my last semester of undergrad in physics, starting a space physics grad program this year
Location
Address
Saranac Lake, NY
Latitude
44° 20' 5.16'' N (44.334766°)
Longitude
74° 6' 13.27'' W (-74.103685°)
Elevation
749.149048m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-06-20 01:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2023-06-20 05:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
187°
Moving
Facing azimuth
140°
First azimuth
145°
First elevation
69°
Last azimuth
165°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
70°
Remarks
A bright orange head, fade into yellow luminescent smoke trail
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
bright orange and yellow, high magnitude, about the size between a quarter and a half dollar
