I was on 195 headed toward new bedford at 9:22 pm when i saw this beauty..now i have been following meteor showers for years now i go to the best spots to view them. This was like nothing i have seen in the past! It had a vivid lime green tail it was massive in width and length appearing extremely close to earth.Amazing explosion.Just an absolute pleasure to have been able to view this marvel. Absolute beauty.please keep me updated.
Location
Address
n.dartmouth , MA
Latitude
41° 38' 20.41'' N (41.639003°)
Longitude
71° 2' 2.08'' W (-71.033911°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-01-04 21:22 EST
UT Date & Time
2014-01-05 02:22 UT
Duration
?
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
90°
First elevation
-
Last azimuth
270°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
vividly GREEN
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
It looked as if it was going to hit earth, but it exploded to the west. It was a flash of bright white light and smoke we looked for fragmentation unfortunately it was over. We didn't see any.
