The meteor appeared to be headed towards the ground vs across the sky. I was travailing north on the highway and I observed the meteor heading NW. It was heading down at about a 45 degree angle. It gave off three bright flashes. I had a clear view of it and the sky out my front windshield.
Location
Address
East Bethel, MN
Latitude
45° 19' 48.4'' N (45.330111°)
Longitude
93° 14' 11.76'' W (-93.236599°)
Elevation
275.377594m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-12-27 22:30 CST
UT Date & Time
2013-12-28 04:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
358.44°
First azimuth
313.6°
First elevation
59°
Last azimuth
301.67°
Last elevation
11°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
White. I'll say white. It was extremely bright and I'm color deficient so it could have been a shade of bright yellow or bright green but to me it just looked bright white.
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
YES! I saw three bright flashes from it. Each were less than a second apart.
