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Observer
Name
Angie
Experience Level
2/5
Remarks
I have never seen anything like this my son and I were driving back home and we were looking at how pretty the moon was. We both saw a huge bright green fireball go across the sky. We both wanted to say shooting star but never saw one that big before...
Location
Address
Birmingham , AL
Latitude
33° 26' 29.48'' N (33.441523°)
Longitude
86° 50' 30.16'' W (-86.84171°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-10-30 06:00 CDT
UT Date & Time
2012-10-30 11:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
7.52979°
First azimuth
269.65258°
First elevation
52°
Last azimuth
295.01858°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
bright green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
No
Remarks
-