It was pretty cool but I was worried it was going to strike one of the tall buildings downtown!
Location
Address
Austin, TX
Latitude
30° 15' 22.1'' N (30.256139°)
Longitude
97° 45' 4.85'' W (-97.751348°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-02-01 19:55 CST
UT Date & Time
2012-02-02 01:55 UT
Duration
≈10s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
28.50865°
First azimuth
334.90348°
First elevation
75°
Last azimuth
32.62998°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
I was inside my car with the windows up and music on, so I couldn\\\'t hear anything, but people on Twitter say there was a loud boom. I cannot verify this myself.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
-1°
Remarks
Glowing green ball streaking across the sky with a long trail behind it, but I'm not sure how many degrees
