I have seen many "shooting stars" as part of meteor showers. I have never seen anything like this before. It was a very brief explosion of color, predominantly red.
Location
Address
Rathdrum, ID
Latitude
47° 54' 26.31'' N (47.907308°)
Longitude
116° 54' 1.12'' W (-116.900311°)
Elevation
750.314514m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-07-27 22:40 PDT
UT Date & Time
2019-07-28 05:40 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
263°
Moving
Facing azimuth
84.84°
First azimuth
84.35°
First elevation
77°
Last azimuth
87.56°
Last elevation
77°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Yellow, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It spread out almost like fireworks, but less uniform and with fewe points. It was extremely bright.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was not a single straight line. More like a spike out here and there as it exploded.
