The doorbell cam at 220 Snow Goose Drive, Dove Run, Middletown, DE should have gotten a great vie of the event.
Location
Address
Middletown, DE
Latitude
39° 27' 33.11'' N (39.459196°)
Longitude
75° 41' 22.37'' W (-75.689548°)
Elevation
17.586584m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-09-08 21:02 EDT
UT Date & Time
2024-09-09 01:02 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
2°
Moving
Facing azimuth
171.41°
First azimuth
-
First elevation
23°
Last azimuth
167.1°
Last elevation
18°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Yellow at first getting more orange and flaming bigger and brighter as it traveled from the South heading North, towards us. It was bright enough to turn the night sky into day until it flared and burned out.
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Yellow at first getting more orange and flaming bigger and brighter as it traveled from the South heading North, towards us. It was bright enough to turn the night sky into day until it flared big and bright before burning out.
