Reports Report 4290ir (Event 4290-2022)

Observer
Name Aaron L
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I was inside my home and saw the fireball from my west-facing living room windows.
Location
Address Tomball, TX
Latitude 30° 5' 15.26'' N (30.087571°)
Longitude 95° 39' 48.86'' W (-95.663573°)
Elevation 63.356426m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2022-07-24 22:52 CDT
UT Date & Time 2022-07-25 03:52 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 164°
Moving
Facing azimuth 271.63°
First azimuth 232.76°
First elevation 23°
Last azimuth 282.08°
Last elevation 15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Just before it got below the tree line in the distance it seemed to explode almost like fireworks but with less fragments and streaking
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Fragmentation was a short burst at the end of approximately 3 seconds of viewing. Brightness increased momentarily during the flash and then faded very quickly, within a second.