i love meteor showers and will alter my schedule only so I can lay outside on my roof... however...august is over and this was no meteoric showering effect...this was an actual meteor burning. it was beautiful..and so special...when can I ever see this again?? Probably never....I have contacted KOB-TV and KRQE Albuquerque in the hopes that their extended cams might've captured some footage??!!!!! Hopefullly???!!!!!!!!!!!
Location
Address
Albuquerque, NM
Latitude
35° 5' 4.07'' N (35.084465°)
Longitude
106° 38' 32.57'' W (-106.642381°)
Elevation
1520.046143m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-08 04:00 MDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-08 10:00 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
275.16°
First azimuth
53.09°
First elevation
69°
Last azimuth
263.91°
Last elevation
53°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-19
Color
Light Blue, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
my back was toward the initial flash....i turned around and it flared blue and white...burned out over one second but no longer than two seconds.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
not full fragmentation, however I did observe "shedding" equally lit...
