Opening comments to this page said seeing these are rare occurrences. While I would originally have believed that I have seen two of these in the past couple of months here in Laredo. Gorgeous sight to see
Location
Address
Laredo, TX
Latitude
27° 34' 24.68'' N (27.573522°)
Longitude
99° 26' 15.59'' W (-99.437664°)
Elevation
158.588593m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-07-24 22:15 CDT
UT Date & Time
2022-07-25 03:15 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
255°
Moving
Facing azimuth
45°
First azimuth
55°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
1°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Blue, Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
10°
Remarks
Looked like a streak behind the ball and I also noticed that it pulsed once as it shot across the sky. I was beautiful and the first one my 18 year old has ever seen
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
No fragmentation that I could see but I did see it pulse
