It\'s about the only piece of astronomical activity I\'ve seen in NOLA!!!, excluding an astronomy class where we viewed Saturn using the university\'s observatory.
Location
Address
New Orleans, LA
Latitude
29° 56' 24.82'' N (29.940228°)
Longitude
90° 7' 28.11'' W (-90.124476°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-09-28 21:40 CDT
UT Date & Time
2012-09-29 02:40 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
33.05266°
First azimuth
33.23033°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
27.32033°
Last elevation
32°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
10°
Remarks
It looked like exploding orange sparks
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
I believe the \"orange sparks\" I observed was fragmentation
