I was struck by the green-ness of the fireball and surprised to see the original green blob of light begin to seperate and have just a sliver of yellowish light between 2 bright green fireballs. It was so large in the sky and so green that at first I thought it was from something man-made falling from the sky. I did not see it burn out, it just travelled out of my field of vision.
Location
Address
Valparaiso, IN
Latitude
41° 32' 33.37'' N (41.542602°)
Longitude
87° 4' 30.76'' W (-87.075212°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-04-09 23:15 CDT
UT Date & Time
2011-04-10 04:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
211.75153°
First azimuth
210.1696°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
231.62777°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3.5s
Length
20°
Remarks
I was paying more attention to the meteor than to the train, but it was a bright glowing train that was yellowish in color.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
The meteor looked to me like it was actually composed of 2 pieces that grew further apart as it travelled, but still close enough together to be percieved as one meteor.
