I have seen many shooting stars but nothing like this. I was in awe at being able to witness something like this. A once a a lifetime sight for sure!
Location
Address
Port Orange, FL
Latitude
29° 7' 3.48'' N (29.12°)
Longitude
81° 0' 28.6'' W (-81.01°)
Elevation
5.3m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-10-02 23:42 EDT
UT Date & Time
2018-10-03 03:42 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
171°
Moving
Facing azimuth
273.12°
First azimuth
270.23°
First elevation
59°
Last azimuth
275.09°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
15°
Remarks
A glowing white trail, almost looked like as a white firework is going into the sky except downwards, then it split in 2 and looked like 2 firework embers
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A brilliant white light that lit up that section of the sky for a fraction of a second.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Towards the end of the streak it broke into two, they each looked like a white hot ember like you would see on a firework
