I’ve never seen anything like a shooting star that big. It looked close. I would love a follow up if any more info about what I saw is known or found. It was stunning. Thanks!
Location
Address
Langley, WA
Latitude
48° 2' 20.79'' N (48.039109°)
Longitude
122° 24' 58.81'' W (-122.416335°)
Elevation
41.073906m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-10-12 22:20 PDT
UT Date & Time
2022-10-13 05:20 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
237°
Moving
Facing azimuth
218.74°
First azimuth
224.9°
First elevation
49°
Last azimuth
191.27°
Last elevation
29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Crackle I think but I may have imagined
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
0.5s
Length
12°
Remarks
Like an afterglow fizzling out. To dark to know if smoke
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It lit up the sky, I wasn’t looking up but I couldn’t not look up once the world got brighter
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like the tail was fizzling with sparks flying off it
