This was the most impressive meteor I have ever seen. I have never seen a green meteor or a meteor with this long of a train in my life. Awesome! Numerous people I work with that were traveling to work at the same time also saw the same meteor.
Location
Address
Fulton, MO
Latitude
38° 48' 33.29'' N (38.809246°)
Longitude
91° 53' 54.15'' W (-91.898375°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-10-30 06:20 CDT
UT Date & Time
2012-10-30 11:20 UT
Duration
?
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
135°
First azimuth
180°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
135°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
none
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
5°
Remarks
yellowish glowing train that faded to dark.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
Just above the horizon there was a bright yellowish spark that appeared to have two smaller fireballs/fragments after the spark.
