Blew us away. If there was any noise associated my 10 year old son drowned it out with his excitement. His immediate reaction was to plug his ears and duck waiting for an explosion. I've seen lots of distant shooting stars... nothing like this. So close and bright and incredible. Just wish we had an open sky to watch it longer. Or had the chance to catch it on film.
Location
Address
Sedona, AZ
Latitude
34° 47' 33.09'' N (34.792525°)
Longitude
111° 45' 17.4'' W (-111.754834°)
Elevation
1281.543823m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-03-16 18:48 MST
UT Date & Time
2015-03-17 01:48 UT
Duration
<1s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
111°
Moving
Facing azimuth
330°
First azimuth
326.62°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
349.58°
Last elevation
43°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-21
Color
Firey colours looked on fire... white to light orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It flashed firey before disappearing behind Courthouse Butte. We only saw it for less than a second before it disappeared.
