I was at an event in Turner Park & facing north. It was noisy and there were lots of Christmas lights in the trees. I spotted the bright meteor & watched it continue for
about 3 seconds. It was clearly visible through the trees. At the end it broke into 2 pieces.
Location
Address
Omaha, NE
Latitude
41° 15' 31.24'' N (41.258678°)
Longitude
95° 57' 31.66'' W (-95.958794°)
Elevation
341.095581m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-12-17 17:46 CST
UT Date & Time
2019-12-17 23:46 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
243°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
30°
First elevation
20°
Last azimuth
15°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
In the last roughly 1/2 second that I observed it (about 1 or 2 degrees of travel) the object appeared to break into 2 pieces.
