My wife is a physician and I am a programmer. We are fans of the atmosphere and are scientists...this is the only time I’ve been so awed by a shooting star that I reported it.
Location
Address
Frisco, TX
Latitude
33° 6' 57.08'' N (33.115855°)
Longitude
96° 51' 8.03'' W (-96.85223°)
Elevation
183.099258m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-04-08 20:10 CDT
UT Date & Time
2020-04-09 01:10 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
130°
Moving
Facing azimuth
88.54°
First azimuth
-
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
96.11°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
White, almost neon blue but white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
30°
Remarks
It looked almost like a firework trailing and dropping dots but moved only like a meteor can....then ended in a flash
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It got very bright at the end and disappeared. Not like a firework by like a light bulb surging then going dark instantly leaving only a ghost image in my retina
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The trail was unlike anything other than a “shooting star”...it left drops along the way and while I could tell it was moving fast, it seemed slow. The movement was more of an arc than a perfect straight line....the drops lasted only fractions but were quite bright
