Stepped outside just as I caught it from the corner of my eye, turning toward it as it flew in over my right shoulder and sparkled out of existence
Location
Address
Pittsburgh, PA
Latitude
40° 25' 41.78'' N (40.428272°)
Longitude
79° 53' 4.56'' W (-79.8846°)
Elevation
287.455902m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-11-08 20:41 EST
UT Date & Time
2020-11-09 01:41 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
263°
Moving
Facing azimuth
335.88°
First azimuth
359.47°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
314.39°
Last elevation
32°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was a shooting star sort of thing, not fire per se but like closer to white phosphorus with little fragments flashing off its trail and quickly disappearing like sparks coming off a sparkler (the 4th of July kids fire stick)
