Exciting meteor, large with a wide and long tail. 30+ seconds of excellent viewing. Awe inspiring and a little bit scary!
Location
Address
Garden Valley, ID
Latitude
44° 4' 53.56'' N (44.081544°)
Longitude
115° 58' 10.72'' W (-115.969645°)
Elevation
928.646484m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-02-23 22:55 MST
UT Date & Time
2015-02-24 05:55 UT
Duration
≈45s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
263°
Moving
Facing azimuth
104.54°
First azimuth
130.24°
First elevation
29°
Last azimuth
358.56°
Last elevation
21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
30s
Length
40°
Remarks
glowing breakup train with many smaller pieces following behind a large fireball that reduced in size as it passed by with a smaller flash, not terminal
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
not a terminal flash, but lots of breakup behind a wide tail. Large event.
