The brightness scale was unclear to me. I have seen meteor shows and a few lone “shooting stars” - the was remarkably bigger and brighter. If stars I’ve seen seen were marble-sized, this was softball-sized. Bright enough to almost refer to as glowing.
Location
Address
Joplin, MO
Latitude
37° 4' 34.3'' N (37.076194°)
Longitude
94° 22' 7.2'' W (-94.368667°)
Elevation
320.697357m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-12-25 22:20 CST
UT Date & Time
2019-12-26 04:20 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
194°
Moving
Facing azimuth
67.8°
First azimuth
101.99°
First elevation
26°
Last azimuth
91.12°
Last elevation
9°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was very brief and big and bright- in the few seconds I saw it, it seemed to “flare” a bit.
