Compared to a shooting star this moved much slower across the sky. Still moving very quickly across the sky but I have never observed one that lasted that long. Also you may notice that the direction I was facing is directly towards and airport landing strip. This is a coincidence. The airport was less than a half mile in the direction I was facing And is a smaller airport that doesn't get much traffic. This was definitely not an airplane. My eyes are on the sky's constantly as I am a very curious person when it comes to anything that has to do with astronomy and know how easy it is to mistake an airplane for something else.
Location
Address
Mount Pocono, PA
Latitude
41° 7' 52.13'' N (41.131146°)
Longitude
75° 21' 53.93'' W (-75.364981°)
Elevation
577.13m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-08-25 21:45 EDT
UT Date & Time
2017-08-26 01:45 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
92°
Moving
Facing azimuth
266.87°
First azimuth
255.62°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
286.19°
Last elevation
47°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
White to green before it disappeared
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
20°
Remarks
First looked like a star moving steadily across sky slightly moving away from me as it crossed. Train started about 3 seconds after first visual and looked like a smoky white light growing longer and turning green as the "star" did. Train lasted only a second or two once the star disappeared.
