It appeared out of the right side of my peripheral vision and left a glowing line behind it. As it travelled across my field of vision it appeared to change size and brightness several times with what appeared to be tiny pieces coming off it. It travelled from just north of west across the sky to disappear behind the clouds at the horizon just south of east. Very bright and lasted approx 10 seconds from left to right - much slower than a normal "shhotong star" . I did call a local astronomer afterwards, as soon as I could find his number - Terence Dickinson...did not know who to call or report it to. I feel privileged to have seen it and wonder who else here in Canada saw it.
Location
Address
Greater Napanee (CA)
Latitude
44° 17' 43.18'' N (44.295328°)
Longitude
76° 58' 49.93'' W (-76.980536°)
Elevation
118.152931m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-03-22 20:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-03-23 00:00 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
173.57°
First azimuth
278.94°
First elevation
63°
Last azimuth
98.58°
Last elevation
22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Yellow, White, light green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
4s
Length
6°
Remarks
glowing, flashes off the main ball, ball itself seemed to glow brighter at times(grow bigger)
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
several flashes and small pieces seemed to come off it
