It was impressively bright even with all of the ambient street lights/headlights/etc.
Location
Address
Spring, TX
Latitude
30° 7' 39.23'' N (30.127565°)
Longitude
95° 26' 38.26'' W (-95.443961°)
Elevation
36.299m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-03-29 21:27 CDT
UT Date & Time
2017-03-30 02:27 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
87°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180.04°
First azimuth
182.54°
First elevation
38°
Last azimuth
229.86°
Last elevation
31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Light Blue, Light Green, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It started as bright as a very bright planet and gradually got brighter; just before it ended it suddenly got extremely bright and that's when we saw the colors. There was a very short dim track immediately following the flash.
