we viewed this on our way home on the toll road in Ohio...it was very dark and virtually no traffic and no light pollution.. we have a vista roof on our car so when it lit up the sky - we got the benefit of that - and it was brighter and wider and longer and lower than any shooting star ... we were startled when it first emitted light...then awed and we talked about it the rest of the way home - super impressed...and then I inquired on facebook of my friends and some of them had witnessed it in Michigan...awed is the best word
Location
Address
i don't know, OH
Latitude
40° 25' 2.23'' N (40.417287°)
Longitude
82° 54' 25.64'' W (-82.907123°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-09-27 11:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-09-27 15:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
135°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
225°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
yellowish white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
-
Remarks
it seemed very wide and bright because we had no light pollution - it startled us it was so bright - we were driving in the car
