Only that I’m immensely grateful to have been looking in that general direction and was therefore fortunate enough to have this event happen directly in my field of view. I’ve seen a few small to medium fireball shooting stars before, but nothing as large and stunning as this one.
Location
Address
Maysville, WV
Latitude
39° 3' 39.09'' N (39.060857°)
Longitude
79° 14' 14.28'' W (-79.237301°)
Elevation
694.772339m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-11-12 18:56 EST
UT Date & Time
2023-11-12 23:56 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
206°
Moving
Facing azimuth
245.78°
First azimuth
252.42°
First elevation
41°
Last azimuth
241.39°
Last elevation
16°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Almost like the delayed sound of a large jet passing overhead, but broken up and choppy.
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It started out as a large shooting star which rapidly grew larger until it suddenly swelled in both size and brightness before disappearing almost as rapidly as it had begun swelling.
