First time seeing a bright red trail in the night sky as I was driving northbound on the highway. Looked like a bright red shooting star glowing for about 20 seconds until it vanished.
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Location
Address
Hollywood, FL
Latitude
25° 59' 25.1'' N (25.990305°)
Longitude
80° 9' 56.54'' W (-80.165706°)
Elevation
2.732558m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-10-05 01:38 EDT
UT Date & Time
2023-10-05 05:38 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
58°
Moving
Facing azimuth
358.86°
First azimuth
1.97°
First elevation
31°
Last azimuth
14.47°
Last elevation
47°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The bright red trail vanished, the dot flashed in a brighter white light and then disappeared.
