I have seen shooting stars but nothing this bright/large and "close". Probably never see anything like that again. It was awesome. "holy shit!" was all I could say. Will be trekking the trajectory this weekend for any fragments.
Location
Address
Clarksville, MD
Latitude
39° 11' 51.73'' N (39.197704°)
Longitude
77° 0' 15.4'' W (-77.004279°)
Elevation
141.239m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-03-22 22:41 EDT
UT Date & Time
2018-03-23 02:41 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
249°
Moving
Facing azimuth
307.76°
First azimuth
311.11°
First elevation
15°
Last azimuth
299.02°
Last elevation
6°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
Light Blue, Dark Green, Green, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Greenish when broke into two pieces. The smaller peice faded out as the larger peice kept traveling the same direction as specified.
