Reports Report 4228b (Event 4228-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | William G |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | My friend and I were testing his ~5" Meade refractor scope in prep for a mid hudson star party friday. We'd been outside since 2030EST dialing it in. I was sitting looking north looking at satellites when the fireball occured. It was startling bright, slow, and fuzzily wide. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Germantown, NY |
| Latitude | 42° 5' 24.62'' N (42.090171°) |
| Longitude | 73° 49' 17.41'' W (-73.821502°) |
| Elevation | 69.107201m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-06-09 22:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-06-10 02:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 181° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 358° |
| First elevation | 80° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -19 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Faint contrail-like, not glowing. I had binoculars on the path and it faded quickly. May possibly have been persistent vision as the fireball was bright. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The path was like a 4th of July sparkler, fuzzy. It was slow moving and had a wide track compared to a typical meteorite. It did not fragment into separate pieces with their own tracks. |