Reports Report 5012th (Event 5012-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jimmy D |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I’ve been lucky to see meteors or fireballs a few times, be if it if looking up always, but this was by far the biggest and most beautiful, it seemed to last forever, it was definitely green with a white tale, and seemed to pop in and out of view without going behind anything, I’m assuming it somehow dimmed itself or some gr hung because it didn’t seem like moon was full enough to cancel its light, I’m definitely an amateur but I’m always looking up, I hope I have enough information. Thank you for this website and all you do! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Union, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 41' 30.26'' N (40.69174°) |
| Longitude | 74° 17' 10.02'' W (-74.286117°) |
| Elevation | 32.839787m |
| 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 | 119° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 85.56° |
| First azimuth | 53.49° |
| First elevation | 66° |
| Last azimuth | 94.81° |
| Last elevation | 32° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | A white trail follow behind the meteor for maybe 2 seconds, then both disappeared the tale maybe 1/2 a second after the fireball, then both came into view a vain, disappeared after maybe 2 seconds, then one more time they both came into view at its lowest and largest for a final 2 seconds, it was beautiful |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |