I've never seen a bollide this large or bright so I'm wondering if that's indeed what I saw. I consider myself an experienced amateur astronomer (I have a 22-inch telescope in a dome in New Mexico) and have observed many meteor showers and several bollides in dark skies, but I've never seen anything like this before especially in an urban area.
Location
Address
Austin, TX
Latitude
30° 21' 25.3'' N (30.357027°)
Longitude
97° 44' 43.07'' W (-97.745297°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-02-01 20:45 CST
UT Date & Time
2012-02-02 02:45 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-1°
First azimuth
56.02877°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
82.96074°
Last elevation
-1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Red to green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
I was in a car and there was so much highway noise, I couldn\\\'t hear anything related to the sighting. I\\\'ve seen bollides before and usually there\\\'s a hissing sound as they streak across the sky.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
10°
Remarks
Green train that fizzled out into specks as it traveled eastward
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The bollide streaked west to east with a solid green train that seemed to explode and then fizzle into several specks
