I have seen a handful of extraordinary fireballs/meteorites/shooting stars and this was among the best! Looked like airplane lights at first but moved too quickly and was too silent..took a couple of seconds to realize what it was and then it started to fragment. I was all alone outside.. what a surprise!
Location
Address
Minneapolis, MN
Latitude
44° 55' 46.85'' N (44.929681°)
Longitude
93° 21' 34.01'' W (-93.359448°)
Elevation
276.166382m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-02-22 22:15 CST
UT Date & Time
2014-02-23 04:15 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
306.03°
First azimuth
255.7°
First elevation
23°
Last azimuth
42.51°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Yellow
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
Orange/yellow "pieces" fragmenting off of the fireball as it reached the midway point of my view and continuing until it went past my line of sight.
