we were on the west side of the house and it lit up the patio, we had a couple of candles for light, I believe it was before moonrise.
Location
Address
Abilene, TX
Latitude
32° 16' 16.47'' N (32.271242°)
Longitude
99° 42' 1.04'' W (-99.700289°)
Elevation
643.93042m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-09-21 21:45 CDT
UT Date & Time
2013-09-22 02:45 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
100.5°
First azimuth
101.5°
First elevation
90°
Last azimuth
98.02°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
while sitting in darkness with 9 others we first thought is was headlights coming up the drive then we looked up it reminded me of a roman candle but coming down not going up not straight down but appox 15 deg off.
