The meteor was witnessed by several staff members at McDonald Observatory during our public star party. One observer was facing away from the meteor and saw the trees illuminated brighter than the moon illumination.
Location
Address
McDonald Observatory, TX
Latitude
30° 40' 45.88'' N (30.679411°)
Longitude
104° 1' 29.7'' W (-104.024916°)
Elevation
1907.010254m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-11-08 20:45 CST
UT Date & Time
2014-11-09 02:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
120°
First azimuth
120°
First elevation
37°
Last azimuth
124°
Last elevation
9°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16.5
Color
early entry reddish brown;bolide phase white and green-white that transitioned to red ember streak ~6deg long
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
6°
Remarks
As the white and green-white bolide terminated, the glowing train turned from white to a red ember streak then vanished without a smoke trail.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The last 6 degrees or so was brighter than moonlight like an arc-lamp. No large fragments were obvious and the termination was abrupt. The bright nucleus transitioned into a bright linear streak of incandescent red.
