I have never seen a “shooting star” that was this big, this bright or one that made the sky light up like lightning as the ball past. The tail was very large and long as well.
Location
Address
Watkins Glen, NY
Latitude
42° 25' 5.5'' N (42.42°)
Longitude
76° 54' 4.61'' W (-76.9°)
Elevation
255.31m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-08-18 22:45 EDT
UT Date & Time
2020-08-19 02:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
105°
Moving
Facing azimuth
208.25°
First azimuth
194.72°
First elevation
73°
Last azimuth
302.43°
Last elevation
49°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Dark Green, Green, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Maybe something similar to a fast car passing you? Not exactly thunder sounding. It first lit the sky line like lightning twice before shooting around like a star. It came out of no where.
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
We were star gazing and this appeared out of no where. First lit up the sky like lightning behind a cloud. And then a second flash followed with it shooting out from behind the cloud across the sky. There was a Large firey tail behind it. But both vanished almost together.
