I deliver newspapers on a very rural route and see many meteors and a fireball now and again but I have never seen one like this. It felt close but that could have just been the size or the closeness to the horizon. Felt like it should make a sound but it was just quiet.
Location
Address
Columbia, TN
Latitude
35° 43' 44.55'' N (35.729043°)
Longitude
87° 1' 27.78'' W (-87.024383°)
Elevation
219.440811m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-04-08 04:08 CDT
UT Date & Time
2013-04-08 09:08 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
9.69°
First azimuth
346.9°
First elevation
27°
Last azimuth
352.91°
Last elevation
17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
not sure it was sparking it looked like, maybe in yellow and blue, then exploded in bright white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The meteor was sparking off what seemed to be different colored sparks when I first saw it. Then it exploded into pure bright white as big as the moon and was gone.
