I thought it was a greenish shooting star, but before I could tell my kids to look it flickered away like a firework. I looked around for people and fireworks and saw nothing.
Location
Address
Birmingham, AL
Latitude
33° 39' 19.48'' N (33.655411°)
Longitude
86° 38' 39.27'' W (-86.644243°)
Elevation
281.296936m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-12-09 17:00 CST
UT Date & Time
2020-12-09 23:00 UT
Duration
<1s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
244°
Moving
Facing azimuth
265°
First azimuth
-
First elevation
15°
Last azimuth
180°
Last elevation
9°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like it flickered away, like fireworks fading out.
