Had been watching beautiful sunset with 3 others; happened to be facing the west-southwest sky; then saw fireball streaking across sky; yelled and others watched; very bright and burst into three fragments and burned out! Awesome!
Location
Address
Gainesville, GA
Latitude
34° 14' 21.34'' N (34.23926°)
Longitude
84° 1' 19.84'' W (-84.022178°)
Elevation
327.968628m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-09-28 19:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-09-28 23:30 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
233.96°
First azimuth
235.31°
First elevation
37°
Last azimuth
220.41°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
Light Green, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Bright fireball with white tail streaked Right to Left, then sparked with a big flash and broke into 3 big pieces and several tiny pieces, then poofed out.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Bright fireball with white tail streaked Right to Left, then sparked with a big flash and broke into 3 big pieces and several tiny pieces, then poofed out.
