it was spectacular. I've seen two other bolides in my life, bright shadow casters, this wasn't as bright but the color and the break up -- amazing.
Location
Address
Fire Island, NY
Latitude
40° 39' 30.98'' N (40.658605°)
Longitude
73° 5' 16.55'' W (-73.087931°)
Elevation
-2.827m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-08-23 22:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2016-08-24 02:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
115°
Moving
Facing azimuth
306.95°
First azimuth
285.02°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
324.32°
Last elevation
34°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
it came in as a streak across the sky, seemed to skip and break up, at the break up the flash was green and seemed to go in several strands (the break up reminded me of the Challenger disaster)
