It was coincidental that I saw it because the night sky app on my phone alerted me just minutes earlier that the peak of the draconids meteor shower was happening.
Location
Address
Upper Darby, PA
Latitude
39° 56' 51.46'' N (39.947628°)
Longitude
75° 17' 43.51'' W (-75.295419°)
Elevation
73.70649m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-10-08 20:08 EDT
UT Date & Time
2019-10-09 00:08 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
118°
Moving
Facing azimuth
271.33°
First azimuth
266.21°
First elevation
19°
Last azimuth
277.18°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It broke into two fragments. One smaller that dropped lower, and the bigger, brighter fragment seemed to continue on the original path.
