My home faces east towards the grand Teton mountain range. This is my second observance in 3 years. The first glowing quite green on descent. This one burning very bright and exploding in a flash of white before turning red. Very cool!
Location
Address
Ammon, ID
Latitude
43° 28' 30.53'' N (43.475148°)
Longitude
111° 55' 40.47'' W (-111.927907°)
Elevation
1457.044922m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-01-30 06:20 MST
UT Date & Time
2024-01-30 13:20 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
121°
Moving
Facing azimuth
96.49°
First azimuth
93.62°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
110.49°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
White then red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Looked like a very large bright white shooting star that suddenly burned brighter then it and the trail turned bright red
