The meteor broke apart halfway through it's path in the sky and the fragments continued to flash and break apart as it continued. I captured it in a picture during a three minute exposure I was taking of a friends farm.
Location
Address
Woodburn, IN
Latitude
41° 6' 37.22'' N (41.11034°)
Longitude
84° 56' 53.08'' W (-84.948077°)
Elevation
224.762085m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-03-08 21:20 EST
UT Date & Time
2013-03-09 02:20 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
56.33°
First azimuth
66.28°
First elevation
37°
Last azimuth
43.03°
Last elevation
27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There was a bright flash about mag. -16 or -17. It broke into two large pieces approx mag. -5 and three smaller pieces of approx mag. 0 to -2. The fragments ranged from white in color to yellow and one smaller fragment had some greenish blue.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There was a bright flash about mag. -16 or -17. It broke into two large pieces approx mag. -5 and three smaller pieces of approx mag. 0 to -2. The fragments ranged from white in color to yellow and one smaller fragment had some greenish blue.
