Since this was no ordinary shooting star, and ten times brighter than any other shooting star I've ever seen, I made ten wishes against it instead of the usual one wish!
:-)
Location
Address
Fairborn, OH
Latitude
39° 51' 21.83'' N (39.856063°)
Longitude
83° 58' 19.89'' W (-83.972192°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-09-27 00:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-09-27 04:00 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down to up
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
135°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
135°
Last elevation
43°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
White, orange-yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
45s
Length
20°
Remarks
It glowed at first and became smoky then wispy
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The flash was brighter than lightning could do, but the flash was brief/punctuated. It was so bright it looked like God was taking a nighttime photo of the earth and used the flash on His camera.
