Observer | |
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Name | Amanda M |
Experience Level | 2/5 |
Remarks | Wow, It was one of the most amazing things I've seen, I still am shocked about how large it was, EXTREMELY curious where it landed, wanted to go on a hunt but Live on Long Island and it could have landed in Atlantic Ocean. Would Love to see images or video if any found....when I saw a smaller shooting star a while ago it seemed to trail off in the sky no longer able to see it; This one seems as though it would have made a landing somewhere -it was large and was bright until I could no longer see it on the horizon. |
Location | |
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Address | Farmingville, NY |
Latitude | 40° 49' 27.77'' N (40.82°) |
Longitude | 73° 3' 17.42'' W (-73.05°) |
Elevation | 39.15m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2022-01-14 20:22 EST |
UT Date & Time | 2022-01-15 01:22 UT |
Duration | ≈3.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From up right to down left |
Descent Angle | 247° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 158.73° |
First azimuth | 177.75° |
First elevation | 21° |
Last azimuth | 161.05° |
Last elevation | - |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
Color | Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
Concurrent Sound | |
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Observation | Unknown |
Remarks | - |
Delayed Sound | |
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Observation | Unknown |
Remarks | - |
Persistent train | |
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Observation | Yes |
Duration | 4s |
Length | - |
Remarks | bright train, 2 glowing chunks separated(lit), the main 'ball' was definitely brighter then the train/trail. Trail was maybe main ball x6 for trail length. I have seen a small shooting star before, this was BIG compared and it was amazing. |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | Unknown |
Remarks | - |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | approx. before it headed downward 2 semi smaller glowing chunks separated they were close together, one larger than the other. were lit when they came off but started trailing farther; I didn't follow them past that, I couldn't keep my eyes off of the 'main' one |