I am an airline crew member and have seen many meteor showers over the Atlantic and my family had a home in the Bahamas for 6 years and I'm used to see "shooting stars" but nothing this bright or so low in the horizon.
Location
Address
Summit, NJ
Latitude
40° 42' 55.97'' N (40.715548°)
Longitude
74° 21' 45.86'' W (-74.36274°)
Elevation
118.068m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-09-12 21:20 EDT
UT Date & Time
2016-09-13 01:20 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
255°
Moving
Facing azimuth
58.36°
First azimuth
62.56°
First elevation
28°
Last azimuth
22.65°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
2°
Remarks
...long white streak...low in horizon...thought it was a single firework, waited for a 'boom' or explosion but never happened...
