My wife and I were stopped facing SE on Second Line Road awaiting the traffic light to turn green so we could make a left turn onto March and head into Ottawa. Suddenly the large bright object streamed SE above us at a lower speed than a shooting star and long enough for us to watch it traverse the dark sky with a "spark-like" event occuring as it moved, which we assume was a piece breaking off. Amazing sight...I joked with my wife that if it hits nearby we may not make it into Town but said it likely is several hundred miles away
Location
Address
Ottawa (CA)
Latitude
45° 22' 0.01'' N (45.36667°)
Longitude
75° 58' 21.93'' W (-75.972758°)
Elevation
100m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-01-25 06:04 EST
UT Date & Time
2013-01-25 11:04 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
127.42°
First azimuth
102.87°
First elevation
-1°
Last azimuth
115.27°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A smaller "spark-like" light appeared to break away from the main source and both continued on same path but the piece that sparked off seemed to flare out shortly after appearing
