This took place at a Cuyahoga Astronomical Association public star party at Letha House West Park in Spencer Ohio. It happened just as a few of us had arrived and started to set up. It was quite impressive. Another member had seen it from his car as he was headed west near the park.
Location
Address
Spencer, OH
Latitude
41° 6' 49.27'' N (41.113686°)
Longitude
82° 3' 36.57'' W (-82.060159°)
Elevation
292.535858m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-10-05 19:10 EDT
UT Date & Time
2019-10-05 23:10 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
254.67°
First azimuth
244.86°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
257.05°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
50°
Remarks
The train was a continuous trail of whitish smoke with 3 or 4 bright white sparkling flashes. At the flash points the train seemed to temporarily widen. There seemed to be very little light associated with the train except for the flash points which were bright as the full moon, but this was probably due to the light of the fireball being lost in the early twilight sky. The smoke at the areas of the flashes were visible until darkness 30 to 40 minutes later. This is the first time I have seen a meteor/fireball in daylight or twilight skies.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The flashes seemed to widen the train temporarily, as if something had broken off.
