I was watching stars with my family. It showed near Mars and moved down right and disappeared to the west.
It lasted around 5 seconds. It was way brighter than fireworks. Time may inaccurate, it was between 20:40 and 20:45. I guess it’s 8:42 to 8:43.
I have never seen the bright and big shooting star like this.
Location
Address
Montréal, Québec (CA)
Latitude
45° 27' 13.13'' N (45.453648°)
Longitude
73° 56' 16.09'' W (-73.937804°)
Elevation
27.822311m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-12-31 20:43 EST
UT Date & Time
2021-01-01 01:43 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
128°
Moving
Facing azimuth
230°
First azimuth
230°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
280°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
At the end, a big green head broke into many small particles and they disappeared with bright yellow flash.
