It was absolutely gorgeous as well as stunning! The closest “shooting star” I have ever seen. I asked my husband and he also thinks it was a shooting star. Absolutely silent both before and after we happened to see it. So no loud firecracker or anything like that. I feel so fortunate to have seen this!
Location
Address
New Holland, PA
Latitude
40° 7' 45.5'' N (40.129306°)
Longitude
76° 6' 38.07'' W (-76.110574°)
Elevation
116.51m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-11-10 21:15 EST
UT Date & Time
2017-11-11 02:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
215°
Moving
Facing azimuth
290°
First azimuth
-
First elevation
67°
Last azimuth
294°
Last elevation
37°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Blue, Green, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
5°
Remarks
Very dark but a tail that swooped down following the fireball.
