Reports Report 1037jr (Event 1037-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dan A |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I'm glad I saw it. It was beautiful, bright, and long in duration... and it appeared large. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Jackson, NJ |
| Latitude | 40° 5' 30.8'' N (40.09189°) |
| Longitude | 74° 21' 31.49'' W (-74.358747°) |
| Elevation | 30.847147m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-05-01 21:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-05-02 01:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 256° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 70.15° |
| First azimuth | 334.37° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 345.14° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Blue, Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I was watching TV, and out of my left eye I saw a bright flash. It was enough for me to jump up in time to see the approx. 2 second decent of bright blue, green, white object, the largest meteor or fireball I have ever seen. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |