My husband I were driving north on the highway in Austin. I first spotted it to the far left and it went across my field of vision coming in at a 45 degree angle. My husband saw it right after me. He later told me that he thought it was green in color. To me it was a very very bright white light with red/yellow edges. I have never seen anything in the sky as bright as this. It was amazing! I could not believe what I was seeing- at first I thought it was an airplane on fire. I reported another meteor a year or so ago but this one was much much brighter and closer.
Location
Address
Dripping Springs, TX
Latitude
30° 26' 39.78'' N (30.444382°)
Longitude
97° 41' 47.8'' W (-97.69661°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-02-01 07:57 CST
UT Date & Time
2012-02-01 13:57 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
359.16757°
First azimuth
332.4431°
First elevation
48°
Last azimuth
50.07507°
Last elevation
24°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
White with red/yellow/gre
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
It was very dark with city lights on the highway - could not detect a smoke trail.
