It was absolutely amazing! I thought it was totally unworldly experience at first. I’ve never seen a shorting star be so bright & so wide ! It didn’t dissipate as it moved & last a long time & faded slowly all at once. It looked like a cut in the night sky.
Location
Address
Grantsville, MD
Latitude
39° 37' 56.98'' N (39.632495°)
Longitude
79° 7' 20.9'' W (-79.122471°)
Elevation
753.74939m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-07-20 22:20 EDT
UT Date & Time
2019-07-21 02:20 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
272°
Moving
Facing azimuth
190°
First azimuth
233.41°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
167.32°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Light Green, white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
20s
Length
10°
Remarks
The brightness stayed complete then fades slowly like dust & them swirled as if solar wind was slowly carrying it away
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was like lightening flash / we were actually looking away when we saw a bright green flash around us &!reflecting in the lake in front of us
