Reports Report 862e (Event 862-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Denise Z |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | My husband Sean was with me and saw it, too. We had been trying to take photographs of Mars when it occurred. Again, my time of 8:30 PM is approximate. It could have been minutes before or after. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Park Ridge, NJ |
| Latitude | 41° 1' 41.71'' N (41.028254°) |
| Longitude | 74° 2' 4.93'' W (-74.034702°) |
| Elevation | 64.494858m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-04-08 20:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-04-09 00:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 96.2° |
| First azimuth | 132.27° |
| First elevation | 42° |
| Last azimuth | 25.41° |
| Last elevation | 26° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Yellow-Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It sort of rose up in my right peripheral vision as I was facing east, then it shot downward and seemed to explode, but I don't think I saw fragmentation. I was observing the night sky for the Opposition Event of Mars when it happened around 8:30 PM I think, give or take. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |