I lay in my hammock almost every night to look at the sky and watch for meteors. It is pretty cloudy here tonight so instead I was playing a game on my phone. The fireball was so bright that it pulled my attention from my game. I wish it wasn't so cloudy so I could of gotten a better view of it. Unfortunately I was listening to music with my headphones so I wasn't able to tell it it made a sound. I didn't think to pull them out until it was too late. It seemed to have started around the head of Leo and extended past the constellation Lynx.
Location
Address
Galloway, OH
Latitude
39° 57' 21.07'' N (39.955853°)
Longitude
83° 14' 1.83'' W (-83.233843°)
Elevation
281.68045m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-05-03 23:37 EDT
UT Date & Time
2024-05-04 03:37 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
96°
Moving
Facing azimuth
290.49°
First azimuth
279.69°
First elevation
16°
Last azimuth
318.06°
Last elevation
18°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was behind a layer of clouds but it was enough to brighten the night sky
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I could tell that it broke apart through the clouds.
