One of the most beautiful meteors I have ever seen. It was a striking emerald green. At first I thought it was an airplane as the light was pulsing and I could see a bit of a smoke trail making me think for the first second that I was seeing the lights of an airplane in distress but I think when it first entered I was seeing the meteor's rotation which made the light from it pulse. The meteor moved relatively slow and at a shallow angle. It was a good 10-15 seconds from when it appeared to when the break up happened and I had a good clear view of the entire thing from start to finish.
Location
Address
Kansas City, MO
Latitude
38° 58' 23.53'' N (38.973204°)
Longitude
94° 30' 56.07'' W (-94.515575°)
Elevation
289.058533m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-12-26 17:40 CST
UT Date & Time
2013-12-26 23:40 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
-
First elevation
41°
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
28°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
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 apart right at the end but it appeared to have one larger piece that from the looks of it survived entry.
