Only once in my life have I observed a meteor this prominent and that was at 6 in morning in winter of 87 driving to work.
Location
Address
Middletown, OH
Latitude
39° 32' 27.81'' N (39.541059°)
Longitude
84° 24' 25.48'' W (-84.407078°)
Elevation
205.14444m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-09-23 21:15 EDT
UT Date & Time
2022-09-24 01:15 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
279°
Moving
Facing azimuth
98.79°
First azimuth
127.93°
First elevation
89°
Last azimuth
64.02°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
8s
Length
45°
Remarks
a glowing trail about 10 to 15 degrees behind the fireball. much brighter than usual meteor trail.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It had a miner flash as it fragmented into about 5 or six fragments
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It seemed to break up into fragments which glowed yellow then quickly faded to orange than red within about 2 seconds from initial explosion. I got my wife to see it also as she was nearby.
