Reports Report 163at (Event 163-2012)

Observer
Name Dan
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Thank you.
Location
Address Hudson Oaks, TX
Latitude 32° 45' 0.38'' N (32.750106°)
Longitude 97° 40' 56.96'' W (-97.68249°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-02-01 19:57 CST
UT Date & Time 2012-02-02 01:57 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth 81.32357°
First azimuth 134.80006°
First elevation 80°
Last azimuth 86.96402°
Last elevation 45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color orange, red, white
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 10°
Remarks Train broke up fairly consistently, but the fireball was still sizeable when it blacked out.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Pieces breaking off consistently until the very end.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -