I frequently watch shooting stars in the summer over Lake Erie. Yesterday morning I was driving home from a night shift and wasn’t looking for anything. I unexpectedly saw the clearest/biggest shooting star I’ve ever seen (out of probably 100 in my lifetime), which shocked me because it was morning time. It lasted only a second or two. I’m sure it was nothing more than a shooting star. I was recommended to report it here just in case others saw it. Apologies if this is silly on my part - I feel like I saw something cool and unique.
Location
Address
Windsor, Ontario (CA)
Latitude
42° 17' 23.78'' N (42.28994°)
Longitude
83° 1' 16.33'' W (-83.021204°)
Elevation
189.710754m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-09-20 07:13 EDT
UT Date & Time
2025-09-20 11:13 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
136°
Moving
Facing azimuth
350°
First azimuth
350°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
340°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
It was a long tail that was slightly dimmer than the circle that lead it.
