I thought is was awful slow moving for a shooting star and it was sparkling bright white but small fragments. It seemed to streak from East to West almost straight up bright enough to catch my attention. I lost view of it after about 4 seconds as I approached Lem Turner road and hoped that when we turned North it would still be visible but it was not.
Location
Address
Jacksonville, FL
Latitude
30° 27' 24.16'' N (30.456712°)
Longitude
81° 42' 4.51'' W (-81.701252°)
Elevation
6.008403m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-02-21 23:05 EST
UT Date & Time
2015-02-22 04:05 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
95°
Moving
Facing azimuth
254.52°
First azimuth
257.93°
First elevation
80°
Last azimuth
264.26°
Last elevation
52°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like a white firework streaking pretty high in the sky and pieces were breaking off like a metal sparkler does I lost it beyond trees so did not see full path. It was definitely fragmenting but it wasn't huge. I was afraid the Russians were bombing us because of Obama and told my wife, oh no we're being bombed. I'm not 100% sure on location will confirm with my wife you can email me for follow up at rich@otownpc.com. I was in a car and didn't hear a sonic boom and no long streak it seemed a fair amount slower than most shooting stars.
