There were 7 of us walking to our cars after a frog monitoring session. 4 of us are work in the science field, the other 2 are volunteers trained for frog monitoring. 6 of us happened to be looking in the sky when it happened.
Location
Address
Henrico, VA
Latitude
37° 37' 7.07'' N (37.618631°)
Longitude
77° 28' 19.03'' W (-77.471954°)
Elevation
55.659039m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-07-17 22:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2014-07-18 02:00 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
147.13°
First azimuth
124.85°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
114.84°
Last elevation
21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
15°
Remarks
It looked like a part of a firework explosion, which is what we initially what we thought it was. a twinkly trail
