Reports Report 3551dt (Event 3551-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michael P |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It bursted into a red/orange ball and dropping altitude for less than half a second. Then it bursted into a blue and white stream, 7x longer than the beginning trail. Brighter and brighter. Then right above the tree line of my neighbors house, clear as day; bursted into a huge blue and white light and saw stardust dissappear into the abyss of the night sky. This trail and ending was about a second. The entire thing was about over a second and before 2 seconds. Honestly, I've seen a lot of stuff but this is the first, amazing and horrific feeling I've had looking at this. I believe it was a small meteor, maybe not a fireball itself. Either way, f-ing awesome. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Babylon, NY |
| Latitude | 40° 42' 28.84'' N (40.708011°) |
| Longitude | 73° 20' 15.34'' W (-73.337594°) |
| Elevation | 6.209899m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-07-19 21:35 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-07-20 01:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 218° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 359.72° |
| First azimuth | 0.23° |
| First elevation | 74° |
| Last azimuth | 351.07° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Orange, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It started as Orange and red, bursted into a blue and white stream continuing it's path. Then as it disintegrated it was a burst of explosion into star dust. Then it was gone. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw star dust fragmentation, then the stream ended. |