At first it looked just like a shooting star but bigger than normal. Then it had this monster speller tail and just kept on going. I live in South East louisiana. I was watering the grass facing north when I saw it. That sucker was so high and going so fast, it wouldn’t surprise me if it went right over New Orleans and landed in Florida. Absolutely incredible!
Location
Address
Larose, LA
Latitude
29° 34' 3.96'' N (29.567768°)
Longitude
90° 21' 26.83'' W (-90.357452°)
Elevation
0.559472m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-08-10 20:10 CDT
UT Date & Time
2023-08-11 01:10 UT
Duration
≈45s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
98°
Moving
Facing azimuth
52.99°
First azimuth
3.03°
First elevation
65°
Last azimuth
79.56°
Last elevation
5°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
20s
Length
30°
Remarks
At first it was just a bigger than normal shooting star then, I guess it hit the atmosphere and an incredible tail sparkles for approx 20-25 second.
