I saw it during a baseball game so I couldn't hear any sound because of all the noise in the stadium. I actually thought it was a dud firework, left over from the big display that the city of Baltimore had put on the night before. It was that bright! I had no idea that it was actually an astronomical event until a friend of mine posted a news article about it on facebook. I'm sure you would get a bunch more descriptions if the local news reported on it. Thanks for your data collection and analysis; this is really cool!
Location
Address
Baltimore, MD
Latitude
39° 16' 59.33'' N (39.283147°)
Longitude
76° 37' 16.68'' W (-76.6213°)
Elevation
10.958623m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-14 23:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-15 03:00 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
351.48°
First azimuth
356.06°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
347.99°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-
Color
Light Green, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
About 3/4 of the way through its decent, it exploded into a flash and then a small part continued on for a fraction of a second before it disappeared. It started out being light yellow and right before it exploded it turned darker yellow almost orange and then when it exploded it had a light green outer huge and then the small fragment that fell for a moment afterwards was the original light yellow.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
About 3/4 of the way through its decent, it exploded into a flash and then a small part continued on for a fraction of a second before it disappeared. It started out being light yellow and right before it exploded it turned darker yellow almost orange and then when it exploded it had a light green outer huge and then the small fragment that fell for a moment afterwards was the original light yellow.
