It has been very cloudy here and tonight is clear. I have wanted to see the taurid shower all week so I was watching. I saw several shooting stars but this was a bright, brilliant fireball.
Location
Address
Arab, AL
Latitude
34° 22' 13.63'' N (34.370454°)
Longitude
86° 30' 55.22'' W (-86.515339°)
Elevation
339.248627m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-11-10 23:00 CST
UT Date & Time
2015-11-11 05:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
165°
Moving
Facing azimuth
171.65°
First azimuth
189.83°
First elevation
23°
Last azimuth
183.2°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
20°
Remarks
Balls of connected smoke that glowed for a second.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Very large flash as it met the horizon, with smaller flashes going through the tail.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Fragmented like a large firework sparkler with many sparkles and large pieces breaking in the tail.
