I've normally only seen shooting stars when out in more rural areas like at a farm or while camping. and they are typically bright streaks. This sighting was well within the city of Pittsburgh very near Downtown and so there was a lot of light scatter from the city. For this to have been this bright and clear in those conditions made it very noteworthy to me.
Location
Address
Pittsburgh, PA
Latitude
40° 25' 57.06'' N (40.432516°)
Longitude
80° 0' 54.85'' W (-80.015237°)
Elevation
336.798798m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-08-20 22:10 EDT
UT Date & Time
2025-08-21 02:10 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
144°
Moving
Facing azimuth
191.79°
First azimuth
102.03°
First elevation
69°
Last azimuth
214.07°
Last elevation
40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Light Blue, Light Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
30°
Remarks
it started over my left shoulder as I faced south and was a normal shooting star streak then towards the end it flashed bright and large into a circle (with s chunk out of it) and then returned to a streak before it disappeared just in front of me to my right. the streak was visible as a line trailing behind it for second as the leading part moved forward
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
it started over my left shoulder as I faced south and was a normal shooting star streak then towards the end it flashed bright and large into a circle (with s chunk out of it) and then returned to a streak before it disappeared
