Prior to seeing the fireball, we witness several small meteors from the same general vicinity. We were doing some nighttime photography, but the dew point was pretty high which shortened our session (lens fogging).
Location
Address
Schuyler, VA
Latitude
37° 44' 54.23'' N (37.748398°)
Longitude
78° 44' 38.12'' W (-78.743922°)
Elevation
184.909149m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-26 23:15 EDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-27 03:15 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
203.85°
First azimuth
180.18°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
218.18°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
15°
Remarks
It had a small break just before it suddenly brightened, died, and reappeared for about a half second more.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Brightened, slowed, died, and reappeared.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Perhaps it broke into two before it lowered on the horizon.
