| Observer |
|
Name |
Michaela B |
|
Experience Level |
1/5
|
|
Remarks |
I googled what kind of “shooting star” i had just seen and googles automatic AI told me to report it here, it was the craziest thing I’ve seen |
| Location |
|
Address |
Joshua, TX |
|
Latitude |
32° 31' 55.97'' N (32.532213°)
|
|
Longitude |
97° 28' 6.09'' W (-97.468358°)
|
|
Elevation |
283.149475m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2026-05-18 21:20 CDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2026-05-19 02:20 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈7.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
234° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
179.8° |
|
First azimuth |
203.02° |
|
First elevation |
67° |
|
Last azimuth |
178.67° |
|
Last elevation |
47° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-15 |
|
Color |
Green, Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Duration |
- |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
It started like a shooting star and then got larger and super bright and then it broke in like, half before it got even brighter and went out |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
It flashed really bright when it broke seemingly in half before it went out |
