Have never seen a meteor that large or clearly fragmented, as well as the color being much more orange than the usual white "shooting stars" you often see. Fragments did not fall off until it was nearly at its end.
Location
Address
Eldersburg, MD
Latitude
39° 23' 56.97'' N (39.399157°)
Longitude
76° 55' 59.86'' W (-76.933294°)
Elevation
183.59613m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-02-24 21:13 EST
UT Date & Time
2014-02-25 02:13 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
106.18°
First azimuth
91.33°
First elevation
49°
Last azimuth
113.6°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Orange, yellow, very similar to the colors a match burns
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
As the meteorite fell you could clearly see flaming pieces falling off here and there behind it and very quickly burning out, about 3 fragments
