I have seen many meteors and this was BY FAR the brightest I have ever seen. The word fireball immediately came to mind. I was thrilled to catch it in my picture of the Milky Way!!!!
Photo
Location
Address
Sanibel, FL
Latitude
26° 26' 55.14'' N (26.448651°)
Longitude
82° 8' 31.5'' W (-82.142084°)
Elevation
-0.087693m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-07-26 23:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2019-07-27 03:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
105°
Moving
Facing azimuth
218.16°
First azimuth
272.42°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
265.12°
Last elevation
17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
White and blue. I was just so shocked to see it and how bright is was. Burning across the sky
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was like it exploded at the end the disappeared