I thought this was a rocket given the size or a plane going down. I waited for a boom but no noise happened so looked up what it could be. I was outside looking straight up letting my eyes adjust to figure out if I should bring out my telescope and I saw this go right above me from north to south. It went all the way across my view which isn't far because of trees but it seemed very close like something breaking apart in the atmosphere. This was slower than a shooting star and was definitely a fire look. Absolutely amazing!!! Would love to know what it was.
Location
Address
Holliston, MA
Latitude
42° 11' 59.96'' N (42.199988°)
Longitude
71° 25' 28.11'' W (-71.424476°)
Elevation
57.940182m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-03-18 22:38 EDT
UT Date & Time
2019-03-19 02:38 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
263.92°
First azimuth
200.23°
First elevation
80°
Last azimuth
355.86°
Last elevation
80°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
White with orange sparks and trail.
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was leaving a trail of sparks like it was burning apart and breaking up. Fragments were closer to the head...trail was easily thumb to pinky at arms length long.
