May not be important, but just wanted to say that this was the most spectacular meteor I have ever seen. I cannot express how exciting it was to watch. The bright orange explosion and then the glowing blue tail in the dark sky was breathtakingly beautiful.
Location
Address
Tornado, WV
Latitude
38° 20' 17.66'' N (38.338239°)
Longitude
81° 48' 53.03'' W (-81.81473°)
Elevation
184.170822m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-09-30 06:26 EDT
UT Date & Time
2020-09-30 10:26 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
93°
Moving
Facing azimuth
27.37°
First azimuth
27.47°
First elevation
22°
Last azimuth
27.06°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
Glowing blue train, unable to determine length, I was in a valley and the train went beyond my line of sight.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A huge orange flash with what appeared to have a glowing Smokey mass around it.
