I spent many a long night on the deck of a US Navy warship gazing at the stars a d have many shooting stars. This was not a shooting star. It was something on fire. Pretty spectacular to see it burst into two pieces, at least only two were visible and we're green at that point. Thanks! Kenny McKey
Location
Address
Conroe, TX
Latitude
30° 22' 52.61'' N (30.381281°)
Longitude
95° 29' 10.24'' W (-95.486178°)
Elevation
85.214653m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-11-01 06:35 CDT
UT Date & Time
2014-11-01 11:35 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
118.36°
First elevation
33°
Last azimuth
108.58°
Last elevation
29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-
Color
Yellow, then when it crossed over I-45 North it broke into two pieces. They turned green then faded out.
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was very dark out and the meteor appeared in our front windshield as we're were driving due North. It was extremely bright yellowish orange. It crossed over I 45 N and broke into two pieces, which turned green for a few seconds then faded out.
