This would have been spectacular had it been at the zenith. I just looked away from my eyepiece when I caught it so I did not catch the beginning. Wouldn't be surprised if it was 5-6 seconds in entirety. I caught about 3-4 seconds worth. I saw it just east of Fomalhut at about the same elevation. I estimate line of site from my loc to be west of Cleveland OH.
Location
Address
New Baltimore, MI
Latitude
42° 39' 9.45'' N (42.652625°)
Longitude
82° 48' 30.73'' W (-82.808537°)
Elevation
177.164m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-10-04 22:53 EDT
UT Date & Time
2016-10-05 02:53 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
259°
Moving
Facing azimuth
164.17°
First azimuth
165.43°
First elevation
18°
Last azimuth
159.41°
Last elevation
17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-4
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Appeared as a orange line that grew in length before disappearing. Orange no doubt due to atmospheric effect low view angle. I could barely resolve fragmentation but it was there no less.
