Fireball report

Reports Report 3434ch (Event 3434-2013)

Observer
Name	Donn J
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	Best meteor I've ever seem. Very beautiful.

Location
Address	Canton, MO
Latitude	40° 15' 53.41'' N (40.264836°)
Longitude	91° 36' 5'' W (-91.601389°)
Elevation	193.335251m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2013-12-26 17:45 CST
UT Date & Time	2013-12-26 23:45 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From right to left
Descent Angle	270°

Moving
Facing azimuth	341.65°
First azimuth	336.71°
First elevation	25°
Last azimuth	297.5°
Last elevation	15°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-12
Color	first viewed as a bright white light then turned blue green and when it started breaking up it turned bright yellow

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	No
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	the last 2 seconds of the 5 second sighting the color changed as earlier described before it broke into bright yellow pieces before disappearing over my horizon

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