Reports Report 488j (Event 488-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Eric K |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Salem, NY |
| Latitude | 43° 16' 29.05'' N (43.274737°) |
| Longitude | 73° 16' 55.74'' W (-73.28215°) |
| Elevation | 225.428192m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-02-23 20:48 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-02-24 01:48 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270.61° |
| First azimuth | 252.06° |
| First elevation | 67° |
| Last azimuth | 274.5° |
| Last elevation | 88° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Light Blue, Green, Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Train seemed miles long,had sparked,color change went from dark red to light green as it traveled,flared brightly before burn up |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Towards end of trajectory small white hot sparks, with bright flare up in the green/blue spectrum, end white flash |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | See above |