I've observed meteors streak across the sky before but this was insane. very cool to have seen this occurrence.
Location
Address
Newnan, GA
Latitude
33° 26' 0.84'' N (33.433566°)
Longitude
84° 41' 29.44'' W (-84.691512°)
Elevation
274.881042m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-09-26 00:06 EDT
UT Date & Time
2022-09-26 04:06 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down to up
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
180°
First azimuth
-
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
180°
Last elevation
70°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-26
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Observed a bright fireball that lit up the sky with a fiery tail. I then observed small pieces break off and then it exploded into an even brighter light with fragments breaking off from that point briefly.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
smaller fragments were breaking off just before the explosion and then at explosion observed fragments briefly staying lit. Did not see the source of the sky lighting up like it was day light initially due to driving down the road with the source of light coming from behind me. Initially thought the light was coming from in front of me due to how bright the sky was over all.
