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As I type this, above the area where I've filled in information, there is a logo for American Meteor Society, which has incorporated the image of three meteors. The meteor I saw was essentially shaped just like those images of meteors on the logo, although the train was very long. The meteor streaked straight down, and left a train from the spot where it first appeared, about half way up the sky, following the meteor that disappeared from view as it passed below the slightly elevated horizon. The meteor was in view for perhaps three seconds, and the train for a couple of seconds or so after than that. It's hard for me to judge magnitude with your method of comparison to the moon, but at the time of the sighting, Jupiter was the brightest object in the sky, and the meteor was far brighter than that, and bigger in size relative to Jupiter, as well. It was bright greenish white, as was the train. It retained that brightness from the moment it appeared until it passed below the (slightly elevated) horizon. It was bright enough to prompt me to check the internet for a report of a sighting, something I've never done before. |
