I wouldn’t have been looking up to the sky last night, however a helicopter caught my attention b/c it was stationary above my neighborhood… then I saw the shooting star/meteroite…
Location
Address
Bountiful, UT
Latitude
40° 50' 49.11'' N (40.846975°)
Longitude
111° 54' 8.59'' W (-111.902385°)
Elevation
1344.697754m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-04-02 21:20 MDT
UT Date & Time
2024-04-03 03:20 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
262°
Moving
Facing azimuth
357.83°
First azimuth
2.05°
First elevation
36°
Last azimuth
342.18°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was like a shooting star, but then ‘exploded’ at the end ☄️💥
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
At the end, when it looked like it exploded/burned up, it flashed arms like the sun rays ☀️ 💥
