American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1497ad (Event 1497-2016)

Observer
Name Henry W
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Central Islip, NY
Latitude 40° 47' 29.85'' N (40.791626°)
Longitude 73° 11' 36.86'' W (-73.193571°)
Elevation 20.678m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-04-23 22:09 EDT
UT Date & Time 2016-04-24 02:09 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 175°
Moving
Facing azimuth 257.35°
First azimuth 259.93°
First elevation 50°
Last azimuth 265.99°
Last elevation 29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Green, Light Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks Sounded like a gun shot
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks First I heard a boom I looked over and saw it as it disappeared and then I heard a second boom less than a second after it vanished.
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks I'm not sure how long it was in the sky but when I looked over all I saw was a green streak then it appeared to turn bright orange yellow then white and it seem to have burst.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks 18 fragmented it was bright white then them down to an orange then disappeared very quickly the complete process lasted for maybe two seconds but the burst existed for less than a second