I have seen quite a few meteors during showers, and this was quite a good deal brighter than any of them and travelled straight down with no lateral movement until it fragmented.
Location
Address
Southampton, PA
Latitude
40° 10' 0.97'' N (40.166935°)
Longitude
75° 2' 28.35'' W (-75.041208°)
Elevation
74.667m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-08-21 01:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2016-08-21 05:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
133°
First azimuth
133°
First elevation
51°
Last azimuth
133°
Last elevation
29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The white light split into three roughly even lights, one that continued downwards and two that went off to wither side though still generall travelling straight down. the fragments disappeared almost as soon as I had seen them (much less than a full second.)
