I was driving on the freeway to work and it was dark with record-setting cold weather so perhaps this made it more vivid, but I've witnessed other shooting stars or fireballs and this would be the 2nd most vivid as well as the 2nd longest duration. Really cool!
Location
Address
Vance, AL
Latitude
33° 11' 19.99'' N (33.188885°)
Longitude
87° 18' 12.13'' W (-87.30337°)
Elevation
138.92749m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-01-07 05:50 CST
UT Date & Time
2014-01-07 11:50 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
96.75°
First azimuth
34.41°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
64.13°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The entire event was startlingly bright and had a large ball that flashed at the end.
