Have seen thousands of meteors in my lifetime, this be was in the top three for brightness and the I only one I have seen with such incredibly numerous \"sparkles\" after terminal flash. Gave me the immediate impression it was a reentry of a man made object. Very intense initial and terminal flash...the color of burning magnesium
Location
Address
Richmond, KY
Latitude
37° 48' 43.77'' N (37.812157°)
Longitude
84° 18' 7.36'' W (-84.302044°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-10-19 03:40 EDT
UT Date & Time
2012-10-19 07:40 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
221.309°
First azimuth
228.46869°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
239.03677°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
blue/white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
30°
Remarks
Bright white, many thousands of sparkling fragments, feathery....like a firework
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Fragments very small but tremendously numerous. Fragments persisted after terminal flash
