As I mentioned before it seemed to survive to the horizon after slowing down considerably. I think it looked like there were two times it got bright as it came down. Once before it decelerated and then again before getting near the horizon
Location
Address
Austin, TX
Latitude
30° 14' 18.17'' N (30.238381°)
Longitude
97° 49' 11.35'' W (-97.81982°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-09-02 22:15 CDT
UT Date & Time
2012-09-03 03:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
67.54144°
First azimuth
72.21497°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
75.37813°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Greenish white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
5°
Remarks
Glowing train. Mostly noted that the fireball rapidly decelerated yet was still visible well after slowing down.
