This was an amazing fireball. I have seen meteor showers but this one was a big meteor. I have never seen such a color change on one.
Location
Address
Tucson, AZ
Latitude
32° 14' 10.53'' N (32.236259°)
Longitude
110° 52' 31.51'' W (-110.875419°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-12-31 22:30 MST
UT Date & Time
2012-01-01 05:30 UT
Duration
≈10s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
0.00922°
First azimuth
98.32343°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
359.56896°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
White then green then blu
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
10°
Remarks
This meteorite was amazing it came out of the southeastern sky and at first I thougt it was a firework, being New years eve but I watched as it went behind the Catalina Mountain Range and I could see the outline of the mountains. This was an amazing event. The color started out white but when it got closer it started to break up into blue and green colors. It was not a firework! Amazing!
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
At first ir was white and held together but coming closer to the grounds it fragmented and changed colors.
