The entire sky lit up a light green color, similar to that of a strong lightening bolt at night. Folloeing the flash I spotted the meteor that was glowing green with a fire colored hue around it and a fire colored tail. The meteor vanished with a slightly bright green flash and was gone. The glowing fire colored tail stayed visible against the night sky for 45seconds-1minute then slowly vanished as well. It was a brilliant display!
Location
Address
Sardinia, OH
Latitude
39° 1' 14.1'' N (39.020582°)
Longitude
83° 50' 28.14'' W (-83.841151°)
Elevation
290.388275m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-09-27 23:35 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-09-28 03:35 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
85.37°
First azimuth
83.35°
First elevation
53°
Last azimuth
14.67°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
45s
Length
15°
Remarks
It had a glowing train the color of fire behind the main "ball" that stayed visible for 45 seconds-1 minute after the meteor was gone.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Right before the meteor disappeared it got a little brighter green.
