My 13 year old son and I both enjoy observing celestial events and have seen many together. He was with me when i saw the "shooting star" and he he saw it as well. We both thought it was the biggest and brightest shooting star we both have ever seen and it was in the sky long enough for me to notice it and drive up further on the road so he could see from the passenger side. I was driving about 10 miles per hour on a dirt road driveway from the local church. We were facing west. Never seen anything like it. Way cool.
Location
Address
Gassville, AR
Latitude
36° 17' 18.67'' N (36.28852°)
Longitude
92° 28' 23.42'' W (-92.473171°)
Elevation
234.722m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-08-28 21:04 CDT
UT Date & Time
2018-08-29 02:04 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
79°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
90°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
35°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
0.5s
Length
10°
Remarks
It looked like the biggest shooting star I've ever seen with an actual glowing tail, trailing behind it.
