That was the brightest thing I have ever seen in the sky other than the sun! I noticed it just by chance out a small living room window and its only because it was so bright and lasted a few seconds, so cool!
Location
Address
Silver Spring, MD
Latitude
39° 10' 46.42'' N (39.179562°)
Longitude
77° 3' 50.35'' W (-77.063985°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-02-03 22:20 EST
UT Date & Time
2012-02-04 03:20 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
85.72034°
First azimuth
98.12963°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
64.59174°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
whiteish blue?
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
i looked to burn up and sparkle when it did then it was gone
