American Meteor Society

Reports Report 6618ar (Event 6618-2020)

Observer
Name Ben M
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I grew up looking at shooting stars and it was by far the largest I’ve ever seen. I was looking at a plane towards the north and it was so bright I saw it from the corner of my eye and was able to say “woah woah woah” and my friend I was with was able to turn and observe it as well. It was heading almost straight down and got brightest about 3/4 the way down and then decreased in brightness
Location
Address Marion, OH
Latitude 40° 34' 28.42'' N (40.574561°)
Longitude 83° 5' 21.17'' W (-83.089215°)
Elevation 297.987091m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-11-13 20:50 EST
UT Date & Time 2020-11-14 01:50 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 177°
Moving
Facing azimuth 100°
First azimuth 90°
First elevation 63°
Last azimuth 95°
Last elevation 11°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -10
Color Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -