this display was brighter than any other night time breakup of a meteor that i have ever seen
Location
Address
Cullman, AL
Latitude
34° 11' 5.08'' N (34.184745°)
Longitude
86° 51' 42.16'' W (-86.86171°)
Elevation
261.271698m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-10-30 22:30 CDT
UT Date & Time
2012-10-31 03:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
Unknown
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
329.79°
First azimuth
273.27°
First elevation
65°
Last azimuth
320.74°
Last elevation
58°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
Green, Light Green, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
possibly heard a sound when i seen the break up but not really for sure the wind was blowing the trees not sure if it was from the meteor or the trees blowing in the wind
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
it was strange it looked so close but the sound came almost 4 mins after the burnout sounded like several planes breaking the sound barrier
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
the smoke trail looked like a plane con trail it lasted for a good 6-7 mins before it blended with the clouds and couldnt be seen anymore it stretched from what looked like several milesfrom my vantage point in a n/w direction the trail ended where the object broke into 3 peices from the main body around n/w of i 65 and hwy 157 from my vantage point
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
bright shades of green and yellow 3pieces broke from main body burning out quickly after they broke off half a sec before the main body burned out
