My wife also witnessed the event. Entire viewing lasted almost 2 min before most of the tail disappeared after it disintegrated.
Location
Address
Liberty Hill, TX
Latitude
30° 39' 34.55'' N (30.659596°)
Longitude
98° 6' 49.49'' W (-98.113747°)
Elevation
417.840454m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-07-18 02:00 CDT
UT Date & Time
2020-07-18 07:00 UT
Duration
>60s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
91°
Moving
Facing azimuth
270°
First azimuth
260°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
285°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Looked like more than 1 piece almost .75 miles long. Large range of colors with fragments. Most amazing thing I've seen in the night sky.
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
60°
Remarks
Glowing train, sparkling with the lead pieces glowing much brighter. The train was also very wide due to the size of the meteors.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Tail was almost solid but in small particles burning as it traveled South to North. I initially thought it was a very large plane on fire traveling level with the horizon.
