I watch for shooting stars and observe them often. This was the longest bright object I've seen. Bright enough that I had retinal burn like you would get with flash bulbs in the 70's
Location
Address
Ely, MN
Latitude
47° 59' 20.47'' N (47.98902°)
Longitude
91° 54' 59.27'' W (-91.916464°)
Elevation
445.951294m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-05-10 22:10 CDT
UT Date & Time
2020-05-11 03:10 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
151°
Moving
Facing azimuth
51.77°
First azimuth
16.9°
First elevation
78°
Last azimuth
78°
Last elevation
1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-21
Color
Pink, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1.5s
Length
20°
Remarks
Train grew and shrank. At end of run the "star and train" sort of winked off and on, like it was skipping.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
one small shooting starlet broke off about 30 degrees to north
