Reports Report 5012nh (Event 5012-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Krista M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | From where I was, looking west, it looked incredibly close and low in the sky, and it went from left to right. I also didn’t detect any colors except bright white. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Woodland Park, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 52' 43.32'' N (40.878701°) |
| Longitude | 74° 11' 55.38'' W (-74.198717°) |
| Elevation | 132.745926m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-09-03 21:22 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-09-04 01:22 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 132° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 256.59° |
| First azimuth | 244.83° |
| First elevation | 28° |
| Last azimuth | 271.98° |
| Last elevation | 22° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A few seconds after the meteorite streaked across, there was a large, bright white flash and sparkles and then another streak as it continued across. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |