One of the brightest (briefly) that I've ever seen, awesome fragmentation at the end. Live near Columbus, Ohio. It was south/southeast from there. Lit up the sky even with a bright moon.
Location
Address
Hartford, OH
Latitude
40° 13' 51.66'' N (40.231017°)
Longitude
82° 43' 45.13'' W (-82.729203°)
Elevation
345.979m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-11-23 18:10 EST
UT Date & Time
2015-11-23 23:10 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
170°
Moving
Facing azimuth
165.73°
First azimuth
176.13°
First elevation
70°
Last azimuth
170.82°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
20°
Remarks
The meteor developed a trail (or tail) as it got lower, it also left a light vapor trail afterwards.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It flashed extremely bright just before it fragmented/exploded. It was bright even in heavy moonlight. Was as bright as Venus while falling and was briefly near the magnitude of the moon when it exploded/broke up.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like a small firework behind my house exploding as it fragmented. The cola/fragments that came out were about the size of the moon in diameter upon fragmentation.
