During my morning run on a dark stretch of (fairly) open road, I had a clear view of this impressive fireball as it tracked across the sky and broke into a few smaller fragments.
Location
Address
Gainesville, FL
Latitude
29° 40' 10.81'' N (29.669669°)
Longitude
82° 22' 20.94'' W (-82.372483°)
Elevation
44.091m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-10-17 05:44 EDT
UT Date & Time
2016-10-17 09:44 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
98°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180.4°
First azimuth
141.6°
First elevation
23°
Last azimuth
193.42°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
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
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
As meteor continued southwest, changed in color from bright whitish/yellow to light-/dark-green and two small whitish fragments appeared behind larger fireball
