This is my very first time seeing anything like that, At first I thought it as a very bright spotlight from a helicopter. It might just be some debris it wasn’t very big and burned out quickly so I might’ve caught just the end of it.
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Location
Address
Bowie, MD
Latitude
38° 54' 9.55'' N (38.902653°)
Longitude
76° 49' 0.13'' W (-76.816703°)
Elevation
39.54892m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-09-10 05:32 EDT
UT Date & Time
2024-09-10 09:32 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
262°
Moving
Facing azimuth
87.28°
First azimuth
88.86°
First elevation
20°
Last azimuth
44.28°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
60s
Length
99.99°
Remarks
It was more like a large fan of light behind it. The comet fizzled out but the fan remained spread out for a while so I never saw it disappear.
