| Observer |
|
Name |
Bradford H |
|
Experience Level |
5/5
|
|
Remarks |
I am a retired science teacher and avid meteor shower observer. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Queensbury, NY |
|
Latitude |
43° 20' 22.05'' N (43.339457°)
|
|
Longitude |
73° 37' 50.3'' W (-73.630639°)
|
|
Elevation |
107.771m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2016-09-21 21:39 EDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2016-09-22 01:39 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
269° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
5.93° |
|
First azimuth |
24.49° |
|
First elevation |
25° |
|
Last azimuth |
319.12° |
|
Last elevation |
23° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
- |
|
Color |
Blue |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
3s |
|
Length |
25° |
|
Remarks |
Multiple trains, rapidly decreasing as the object moved behind trees and out of sight |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
The object was clearly already fragmented when first observed |
