I texted my husband that I just saw the brightest shooting star I'd eve seen and it was so cool! It's even better now that I know that it was a fireball!!
Location
Address
Union Bridge, MD
Latitude
39° 29' 33.82'' N (39.492728°)
Longitude
77° 9' 11.66'' W (-77.153238°)
Elevation
205.323593m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-09-30 06:24 EDT
UT Date & Time
2020-09-30 10:24 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
175°
Moving
Facing azimuth
73.21°
First azimuth
20.46°
First elevation
-
Last azimuth
339.54°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-23
Color
Blue, Green, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
45°
Remarks
a glowing train, with changes in color as it traveled
