I was driving south-ish on I-59 in Houston. My car clock read 11:30 am. The meteor fell just to the left of the rear view mirror. I had an unobstructed view. It was very bright, light green with white flashes.
Location
Address
Houston, TX
Latitude
29° 41' 25.77'' N (29.690491°)
Longitude
95° 31' 43.84'' W (-95.528845°)
Elevation
23.398m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-01-09 11:30 CST
UT Date & Time
2016-01-09 17:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
122°
Moving
Facing azimuth
220°
First azimuth
215.88°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
218.54°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-28
Color
Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It started as a streak and ended up somewhat rounded at the end like a long tear drop. Pieces were flying off as it fell.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It broke up at the end and went out quite quickly. At first I thought a light from the freeway lamps had fallen out. It was morning, around 11:30 am (car clock).
