It was truly the most amazing sight ever. it was so big and so bright that it was a little scary. Briefly, I thought it was going to hit the earth, and I thought we may actuall feel the impact. WOW!
Location
Address
lake charles, LA
Latitude
30° 8' 28.71'' N (30.141309°)
Longitude
93° 15' 22.81'' W (-93.256336°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-01-19 19:45 CST
UT Date & Time
2011-01-20 01:45 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180°
First azimuth
177.51045°
First elevation
43°
Last azimuth
131.18591°
Last elevation
24°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
white with green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
10°
Remarks
glowing train. was in such awe of the brightness and size of meteor that we didnt continue watching after it vanished.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
seemed to fragment after the first couple of seconds
