I often stop and watch for shooting stars. This experience demanded my attention from my peripheral while I was working on other task outside. It was incredible and tore across the entire night sky in roughly 2-3 second. I did not hear any sounds as I had headphones in (dammit).
Location
Address
Newark, OH
Latitude
40° 3' 21.34'' N (40.055929°)
Longitude
82° 21' 38.89'' W (-82.360803°)
Elevation
248.700775m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-04-19 01:20 EDT
UT Date & Time
2021-04-19 05:20 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
185°
Moving
Facing azimuth
335.35°
First azimuth
136.57°
First elevation
90°
Last azimuth
342.85°
Last elevation
37°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
At the end of the path it separated into a few visibly separate parts slightly off angle from each other just before appearing to burn out.
