I was standing on my front porch with the moon shining bright in the east. There are also 2 street lights on either side of my front yard and both were operating. The light was so sudden and so bright I had to ask my daughters friend if he saw it. I couldn't believe my luck to see a shooting star that close or bright. It took my breath away!!!!
I have watched meteor showers when I can with my daughters for years. During previous observation I've seen small intermittent streaks up very high in the sky, but the shooting star or fireball from last night appeared so close I almost wanted to walk in the direction it fell to see what I could find.
Location
Address
Mayflower, AR
Latitude
34° 58' 55.08'' N (34.981967°)
Longitude
92° 24' 40.67'' W (-92.411297°)
Elevation
84.89m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-04-08 00:48 CDT
UT Date & Time
2017-04-08 05:48 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
241°
Moving
Facing azimuth
343.56°
First azimuth
343.67°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
343.64°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Bright falling star appeared suddenly with a flash a little above the tree line and fell just as quickly behind the tree line. I live East of I-40 and when the bright ball fell it came down in the tree line between my home and I-40. It never broke into pieces, but remained the same size from the time it appeared until it disappeared.
