I have seen meteors before but never one this close that it was this bright and had pieces breaking off with a smoke trail. Kinda surprised that I did not hear anything.
Location
Address
Denver, PA
Latitude
40° 16' 57.16'' N (40.282544°)
Longitude
76° 11' 12.36'' W (-76.186768°)
Elevation
152.420212m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-23 21:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-24 01:00 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
78.11°
First azimuth
111.76°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
53.77°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
30°
Remarks
bright white tail could see pieces coming off also white, white tail that turned into a smoke trail
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
could see white pieces coming off sort of like sparks
