I’ve seen a lot of meteor showers and “falling stars”, but this is by far the brightest/closest, most impressive one I’ve ever seen.
Location
Address
Chesterfield, VA
Latitude
37° 24' 3.66'' N (37.401018°)
Longitude
77° 41' 56.89'' W (-77.699135°)
Elevation
75.711426m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-01-09 06:35 EST
UT Date & Time
2019-01-09 11:35 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
120°
Moving
Facing azimuth
76.19°
First azimuth
46.99°
First elevation
47°
Last azimuth
100.5°
Last elevation
14°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It seemed to get brighter just before “going out”, almost looked like it got dark around it (perhaps dark smoke from the explosion?). It was dark out, but the horizon was getting lighter.
