I’ve seen a few falling stars over the last month. All orangeish white and super quick. This one seem to take it’s time on the fall and was way more spectacular. Made me feel kind of strange in my stomach it was so intense.
Location
Address
Forest, VA
Latitude
37° 19' 21.33'' N (37.322592°)
Longitude
79° 18' 15.03'' W (-79.304174°)
Elevation
262.109436m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-01-02 17:38 EST
UT Date & Time
2023-01-02 22:38 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
117°
Moving
Facing azimuth
298.58°
First azimuth
338.98°
First elevation
78°
Last azimuth
281.75°
Last elevation
12°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
6°
Remarks
Started as what looked like a super bright green, stand alone firework moving fast shaped like a ball. Then started to stretch out and thin out with a trail that was about 5-6 degrees.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Sort of a sputtering flashing green to orange. Super bright, to bright, to not so bright, to extremely bright flash.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
As if it were breaking apart closer it got to the horizon.
