I've never seen a shooting star with a train before. It was interesting that it looked like it had dots in it but it could have been that it was breaking up?? It was pretty remarkable that it lasted longer than a second.
Location
Address
San Antonio, TX
Latitude
29° 29' 7.43'' N (29.485398°)
Longitude
98° 36' 35.42'' W (-98.609839°)
Elevation
277.134705m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-11-08 20:43 CST
UT Date & Time
2014-11-09 02:43 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
225°
First azimuth
210°
First elevation
38°
Last azimuth
240°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Orange, Light Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
10°
Remarks
It was a glowing train with dots in it like it was breaking up
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The train was not smooth it had dots in it like it was breaking up
