I was stunned by the brightness this event, being one of the brightest I've seen.
Location
Address
Signal Mountain, TN
Latitude
35° 9' 47.94'' N (35.163317°)
Longitude
85° 19' 20.71'' W (-85.32242°)
Elevation
635.394653m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-12-17 20:20 EST
UT Date & Time
2013-12-18 01:20 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
281.63°
First azimuth
280.17°
First elevation
57°
Last azimuth
285.11°
Last elevation
17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
10°
Remarks
a very brief flickering trail that extinguished quickly after the main flash of the meteor breaking up
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Smaller flicker and possible fragmentation immediately before blight flash with orange/reddish aspects. Concurrent with the flash there was clear fragmentation into two main aspects. The the fragment to the south (left from my perspective) was larger than the other. Other much smaller smaller fragments were present. None of the fragments remained bright or visible for more than half a second after main flash.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Smaller flicker and possible fragmentation immediately before blight flash with orange/reddish aspects. Concurrent with the flash there was clear fragmentation into two main aspects. The the fragment to the south (left from my perspective) was larger than the other. Other much smaller smaller fragments were present. None of the fragments remained bright or visible for more than half a second after main flash.
