It was one of the largest and longest lasting “falling stars” I have ever seen and the brightest green for sure. I’ve also never seen one fall in a straight down angle like this one was.
Location
Address
Murfreesboro, TN
Latitude
35° 50' 54.05'' N (35.848347°)
Longitude
86° 24' 24.25'' W (-86.406737°)
Elevation
175.180923m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-05-05 22:00 CDT
UT Date & Time
2026-05-06 03:00 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
182°
Moving
Facing azimuth
183.76°
First azimuth
183.14°
First elevation
90°
Last azimuth
183.12°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Dark Green, Green, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It got larger as it fell and also seemed to turn on/off about 3 times on the way down before it got to its largest just before the horizon then it seemed to flash one final time and then disappeared.
