It was dusk, the sun had already set but I saw the fireball+trail against what was left of the blue sky. Bright green fireball and it broke into 3 pieces. I was getting into my car and happened to look up in that direction. Pure luck that I saw it. It was beautiful.
Location
Address
Chesapeake, VA
Latitude
36° 46' 19.7'' N (36.772138°)
Longitude
76° 13' 21.67'' W (-76.222685°)
Elevation
5.734m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-02-08 18:10 EST
UT Date & Time
2014-02-08 23:10 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
39.25°
First azimuth
68.29°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
23.63°
Last elevation
37°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
One solid piece at first and broke into 3 pieces 1 second before disappearing
