A descending trajectory to the ESE but much flatter than any meteor I have witnessed previously
Location
Address
Warrenton, VA
Latitude
38° 46' 47.65'' N (38.779903°)
Longitude
77° 40' 29.93'' W (-77.67498°)
Elevation
104.147186m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-02-27 19:12 EST
UT Date & Time
2014-02-28 00:12 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
257.08°
First azimuth
271.43°
First elevation
33°
Last azimuth
225.61°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
Yellow then Dark Green as it flared before disappearing; yellow fragments falling when it flared green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
15°
Remarks
train seemed to be a fixed length tail that tracked with the meteor; seemed to consist of glowing fragments
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
in the last second the meteor fireball flared to 5 times its original size, turned green and had yellow fragments falling from it as it continued to track east southeast for a second.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
elements visible in the trail and then very obvious frags falling after the final flareup
