We were on the beach walking back to our condo at Perdido Key in Florida and observed this beautiful extremely bright green meteor sail across the black sky, then break into smaller pieces which fell and faded away. We spoke to several other people nearby on the beach who had also seen it. Such an exciting experience! I hope we’ll be able to find out how far it traveled!
Location
Address
Orange Beach, AL
Latitude
30° 16' 43.59'' N (30.278776°)
Longitude
87° 31' 30.62'' W (-87.525173°)
Elevation
0.679026m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-08-10 20:16 CDT
UT Date & Time
2023-08-11 01:16 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
98°
Moving
Facing azimuth
20.48°
First azimuth
8.71°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
40°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-15
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The meteor broke into several smaller pieces that seemed to float down and disappear.
