I'm a storm chaser, so I've left my opinions out as best I could as they're not worth much due to paco of experience. Glad to have seen it happen in real time!
Location
Address
Sugar Land, TX
Latitude
29° 36' 12.69'' N (29.603525°)
Longitude
95° 39' 57.34'' W (-95.665928°)
Elevation
25.443848m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-10-29 22:50 CDT
UT Date & Time
2022-10-30 03:50 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
221°
Moving
Facing azimuth
83.84°
First azimuth
61.96°
First elevation
37°
Last azimuth
44.3°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Video from IR cameras...so IR.
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Muffled boom in very quiet house. Did not disturb the dogs and one of them has a hair trigger. Would not have notice it had I not seen it happen and was waiting for it.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
2°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Flash was every bit as bright as the full moon on this camera and easily 80% the size of the moon at that height in the sky.
