My 8 year old daughter and I were laying on our dock stargazing when a very bright streak appeared in the northwestern sky. The streak was not as long as many of the meteors we have seen from this dock over the years but it was by far the brightest shooting star we have ever seen and it ended with a very lark and bright glowing green color with a smoke trail lasting several seconds. It was absolutely gorgeous!
Location
Address
Barrington, NH
Latitude
43° 10' 46.16'' N (43.17949°)
Longitude
71° 4' 5.77'' W (-71.06827°)
Elevation
68.225m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-07-13 23:23 EDT
UT Date & Time
2026-07-14 03:23 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
176°
Moving
Facing azimuth
308.14°
First azimuth
288.25°
First elevation
72°
Last azimuth
280.36°
Last elevation
58°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
7s
Length
12°
Remarks
The chain glowed and then dimmed to a smokey white trail that lasted several seconds.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The streak included what appeared to be a fragmentation about halfway through and then a large white and then bright green circular flash with small fragments somewhat visible.
