It was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. Perfect glowing green trail, little sparks from small pieces breaking off and burning up. It was dawn so it was quite bright coming across the sky west to east. No faltering before it disappeared into the tree line.
Location
Address
Jacksonville, FL
Latitude
30° 11' 42.15'' N (30.195043°)
Longitude
81° 37' 23.2'' W (-81.62311°)
Elevation
8.810348m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-04-04 06:50 EDT
UT Date & Time
2019-04-04 10:50 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
102°
Moving
Facing azimuth
33.44°
First azimuth
11.22°
First elevation
31°
Last azimuth
58.43°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
Green, Light Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
4s
Length
7°
Remarks
Glowing bright green trail entire time it fell, about 10-12secs. Left field of vision before the meteor/fireball actually disappeared.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Little bits were popping around the tail of the meteor, close to the back of the meteor itself. Bright green- white coloring. Nothing large that fell away before burning up.
