It was very slow moving and had a declination of just a few degrees. Pretty much a straight line across the sky, only dropping by a few degrees before going dark. This meteorite has been dubbed the Kern Brother\'s Meteorite by myself and my brother Brad Kern who is a meteorite hunter in Southern Arizona. :-)
Location
Address
Mesa, AZ
Latitude
33° 26' 11.05'' N (33.436402°)
Longitude
111° 34' 55.89'' W (-111.582191°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-09-14 19:45 MDT
UT Date & Time
2011-09-15 02:45 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
196.78276°
First azimuth
267.93684°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
202.47965°
Last elevation
43°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
none
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
20°
Remarks
Orange trail like a long comet.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Object started due West of my position and streaked across to nearly due South. About 30 degrees before due South, object flashed enough to light a cloud it seemed to pass through. It went dark another 5 degrees after.
