I was with 8 other people when I saw the meteor, most of them saw it as well. At it's brightest moment I'd say it was bigger then a full moon. It lasted so long at one point I thought it was going to hit the ground. I'll remember it for the rest of my life.
Location
Address
Tempe, AZ
Latitude
33° 22' 21.88'' N (33.372745°)
Longitude
111° 56' 21.82'' W (-111.939395°)
Elevation
361.705597m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-12-10 19:11 MST
UT Date & Time
2013-12-11 02:11 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
106.8°
First azimuth
66.87°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
201.86°
Last elevation
11°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
7s
Length
12°
Remarks
a glowing train. I could see pieces brake off, turn a red and blue in color and burn up separately.
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
big chunks broke off and turn different colors, mostly red and blue and burned up separately behind the original big piece that was a very bright white color
