This was the coolest thing I had ever seen! Last month I saw a giant red one fly by my window, too. I'm very happy.
Location
Address
Elmira, NY
Latitude
42° 7' 46.86'' N (42.129684°)
Longitude
76° 48' 56.97'' W (-76.815825°)
Elevation
265.280396m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-08-18 21:45 EDT
UT Date & Time
2020-08-19 01:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
98°
Moving
Facing azimuth
82.96°
First azimuth
18.9°
First elevation
20°
Last azimuth
84.17°
Last elevation
16°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
10°
Remarks
It looked like mini tiny meteors at the end (not attached to the main meteor) that gradually turned into a glow stick that was attached to the actual meteor.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It seemed to get brighter and brighter with each second. it had started out as small and then grew really big and the surrounding yellow fluttered outward. Leaving behind the tiny meteor trail.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was a flickering flash. It didn't go completely dark and then light up again; it was kind of like a slight disruption, a kind of Evanescence. The trail look like a bunch of much smaller meteors that were not attached to the actual meteor. There was a lot of space between them.
