I've seen many meteors but never such a pronounced color and glowing train
Location
Address
New York, NY
Latitude
40° 46' 9.07'' N (40.769186°)
Longitude
73° 56' 38.22'' W (-73.94395°)
Elevation
4.437169m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-10-14 20:31 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-10-15 00:31 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
239.31°
First azimuth
239.14°
First elevation
63°
Last azimuth
243.28°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
0.75s
Length
10°
Remarks
Glowing train, amazing fluorescent mint-green color, like mint chocolate chip ice cream! It was right over lower Manhattan and disappeared behind NYC skyline.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Small, brief flash at the end before it fell out of view
