Working on the open water i have seen many meteors, but other than one i seen years ago this was the largest, brightest and most spectacular one i have seen.
Location
Address
Pitkin, LA
Latitude
30° 51' 16.43'' N (30.854564°)
Longitude
93° 0' 16.83'' W (-93.004675°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-06-28 23:15 CDT
UT Date & Time
2012-06-29 04:15 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
36.13436°
First azimuth
35.83622°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
283.31459°
Last elevation
40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
Mostly blue with red at e
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
I started coming from the right of my sight continuing to the left of sight. about 2/3\'s of visual sighting the light disappeared or broke up then continued the last 1/3\'ed of visual.
