My husband works at JSC & is a aerospace engineer...I asked him to email any report that he might get at work today.
Location
Address
Houston, TX
Latitude
29° 35' 38.79'' N (29.594109°)
Longitude
95° 5' 37.27'' W (-95.093685°)
Elevation
4.313876m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-02-27 02:30 CST
UT Date & Time
2013-02-27 08:30 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-1°
First azimuth
109.19°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
13.28°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
8.5s
Length
-1°
Remarks
It was bigger & brighter & closer than a shooting star with a HUGE tail...also appeared to explode & eventually disappeared....I didn't know what it was( still don't ) , but it was spectacular!
