it was amazing - saw a couple of small meterites in the sky later on but have never seen anything like this before - was sitting on my deck with a friend facing south and spotted it just over the tree line in front of us
Location
Address
Notre Dame de Lourdes (CA)
Latitude
49° 28' 6.45'' N (49.468459°)
Longitude
98° 29' 53.46'' W (-98.498182°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-08-23 22:00 CDT
UT Date & Time
2011-08-24 03:00 UT
Duration
≈10s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
176.14428°
First azimuth
144.35889°
First elevation
24°
Last azimuth
231.68415°
Last elevation
22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
saw bright ball - coming across and then the tail flamed out behind it - lost sight in spruce trees to my south west
