it was just amazing. I watch the sky every night and this was the most amazing moment I've seen in the night sky. I was more excited seeing this than I was seeing neowise or hailbop
Location
Address
Kill Buck, NY
Latitude
42° 10' 15.6'' N (42.170999°)
Longitude
78° 40' 21.31'' W (-78.672586°)
Elevation
626.405029m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-08-09 22:40 EDT
UT Date & Time
2020-08-10 02:40 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
201°
Moving
Facing azimuth
350.02°
First azimuth
0.96°
First elevation
65°
Last azimuth
167.55°
Last elevation
63°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
10°
Remarks
after seeing the fireball seem to explode entering the atmosphere the trail seemed like a white to yellow dust that just drifted away into darkness
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
a faint glow grew brighter and brighter until it exploded
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
it just disintegrated. Got brighter and brighter until it broke into a million pieces
