Haven’t seen many meteors or meteor showers in person but have watched many meteor shower and large meteor videos. There are not many I’ve seen this bright and large.
Location
Address
Dale City, VA
Latitude
38° 40' 7.85'' N (38.668846°)
Longitude
77° 24' 9.16'' W (-77.402545°)
Elevation
119.824m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-10-01 23:44 EDT
UT Date & Time
2018-10-02 03:44 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
171°
Moving
Facing azimuth
324°
First azimuth
324°
First elevation
75°
Last azimuth
327°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
mainly white slight yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Almost like a large canon type fire work going the wrong direction. Not the explosion part but just the trail a firework would make. (In car couldn’t hear)
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Yes seemed like smaller parts breaking off. Almost like the big meteor in Russia a while back just obviously much smaller. Nothing like the quick almost laser look like something you see in a common meteor shower.
