Reports Report 3355t (Event 3355-2013)

Observer
Name Ronnie W
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks website: www.astrorad.com
Location
Address Piperton, TN
Latitude 35° 1' 54.99'' N (35.031943°)
Longitude 89° 38' 25.05'' W (-89.640292°)
Elevation 109.160561m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-12-17 23:01 CST
UT Date & Time 2013-12-18 05:01 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth 23.45°
First elevation -
Last azimuth 15.46°
Last elevation 32°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks I am an amateur astronomer and have followed meteor showers for years. This was by far the brightest I have ever seen and instead of fizzling out like most meteors do, there was a bright green "explosion" at the end.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks After streaking for about a second along a SSE to NNW trajectory, there was a sudden flash that was bright green with a bit of blue that reminded me of the color of the comet Hyakutake. At the flash, there was a very brief fragmentation, with one bright fragment visible northward toward the horizon for about a half second. I pulled out my cell phone and it was 11:01 pm.