Fished at night in complete darkness my whole life. I know what shooting stars look like - see them often. This started as a shooting star and then expanded massively into a brilliant green burn and it lit up the whole lake like a lightning flash would. Only lasted 2 to 3 seconds tops. No sound. The lake was so quite I could hear a whiporwill halfway across the lake clear as day. I have never seen anything like this - it was amazing. And yes..... I'm sure it was not a fourth of July fireworks. It started as a shooting star very high in the sky and dropped quickly into either a downward angle or one directly away from me towards the horizon. I think it came down as the star was going left to right it seemed. There are low mountains on the horizon all around the lake and it didn't drop behind those.
Location
Address
New Durham, NH
Latitude
43° 29' 28.6'' N (43.491278°)
Longitude
71° 7' 41.12'' W (-71.128089°)
Elevation
198.501602m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-06-30 22:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2023-07-01 02:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
151°
Moving
Facing azimuth
8.3°
First azimuth
319.22°
First elevation
49°
Last azimuth
358.34°
Last elevation
26°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Fishing off dock by moonlight. Flash was just like a lightning flash and it lit up the whole lake for a split second
