I have seen shooting stars but nothing like this. It was the most amazing thing I have ever seen and left me breathless. My daughters and their friend were in the car and we all saw it. It was beautiful and a little scary.
Location
Address
Morrison, CO
Latitude
39° 41' 22.23'' N (39.689508°)
Longitude
105° 11' 16.88'' W (-105.188021°)
Elevation
1825.487427m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-12-04 21:10 MST
UT Date & Time
2013-12-05 04:10 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
185°
First azimuth
215°
First elevation
33°
Last azimuth
185°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
Green, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
99.99°
Remarks
Glowing train of white, thought it was a shooting star, then it burst again and had another train - almost looked like it could be a small plan going down but it burst into what looked like green star dust and disappeared.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Initial white light with train fizzled for a second and then there was a second flash of green/red and a green train.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The second flash of green left a train and then burst into fragments and disappeared.
