The fireball that I observed clearly out of my bedroom window disappeared from my view when it got to the top of a steep ridge that blocks my vision of the horizon. It appeared to waver slightly just before I lost sight of it. To my amateur eye, the event seemed to end with possible landfall at the top of the ridge. I have seen many meteors during my casual observations of scheduled showers and chance encounters but never have I seen anything as spectacularly close and vividly bright as the event I just witnessed.
Location
Address
Vail, CO
Latitude
39° 36' 58.95'' N (39.616375°)
Longitude
106° 25' 58.16'' W (-106.432822°)
Elevation
2431.223389m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-06-08 00:20 MDT
UT Date & Time
2013-06-08 06:20 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
315.94°
First azimuth
328.1°
First elevation
68°
Last azimuth
313.88°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Light Blue, Green, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
0.5s
Length
10°
Remarks
Bright glowing green train that dissipated rather quickly behind the fireball.
