I was the only reporter of the meteor in my area and the first caller to the news.
Location
Address
El Paso, TX
Latitude
31° 50' 45.94'' N (31.846095°)
Longitude
106° 31' 57.24'' W (-106.532566°)
Elevation
1283.976m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-01-02 20:30 MST
UT Date & Time
2018-01-03 03:30 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
260°
Moving
Facing azimuth
230°
First azimuth
260°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
220°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The meteor started as a white normal shooting star and glowed into bright green with fragmentation until the end where it looked like sand was thrown inti the air leaving a small left over that disappeared after 1 second
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
This may seem like a very informal or childish anology but the most extreme fragmentation looked like the scene from the polar express when santa disappears and scatters out the golden dust. Bassically it looked like dust was thrown.
