I've seen shooting stars before, but the trail on this one seemed to last longer than usual. Significant enough for me to want to report it. There was no bright flash. I was thinking it may have been some space junk falling or possibly
Location
Address
Clark, NJ
Latitude
40° 37' 17.31'' N (40.621475°)
Longitude
74° 18' 24.24'' W (-74.306733°)
Elevation
19.694263m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-09-26 19:46 EDT
UT Date & Time
2022-09-26 23:46 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
95°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
340°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
30°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Like a streak of white glitter that rapidly moved east and faded within 10 seconds. Not scattered widely, rather in a tight line.
