| Observer |
|
Name |
Walter C |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
On my running social media app, I counted six other Houston area runners that reported seeing it this morning. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Houston, TX |
|
Latitude |
29° 46' 17.76'' N (29.7716°)
|
|
Longitude |
95° 37' 16.71'' W (-95.621307°)
|
|
Elevation |
20.250187m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2019-12-05 05:35 CST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2019-12-05 11:35 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
120° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
219.35° |
|
First azimuth |
171.65° |
|
First elevation |
34° |
|
Last azimuth |
200.7° |
|
Last elevation |
15° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-16 |
|
Color |
Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
1s |
|
Length |
20° |
|
Remarks |
A blue afterglow that may have been illuminating a smoke trail. |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Increased in brightness and thickness to a "flash" point then continued as a much thinner and dimmer line another 10 degrees. |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
After the flash the thin remaining line did appear to have multiple fragments that were not distinct enough to count. < 5. |
