I have seen shooting stars many times before and this was completely different. The event lasted much longer than anything I have ever seen before in my life. My son witnessed the entire event with me too. There was a third observer that saw the tail end of the event. .
Location
Address
Copenhagen, NY
Latitude
43° 50' 53.21'' N (43.848115°)
Longitude
75° 45' 16.39'' W (-75.754553°)
Elevation
473.647278m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-05-24 23:34 EDT
UT Date & Time
2019-05-25 03:34 UT
Duration
>60s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
99°
Moving
Facing azimuth
8.06°
First azimuth
0.67°
First elevation
57°
Last azimuth
58.47°
Last elevation
12°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Beginning to middle was almost solid. Middle to end started to break up and become father apart. The event took approximately 2 minutes from beginning to end
