It was my first shooting star, and it was very beautiful. It was blue when we saw it, but it transferred to a very bright green and then dissapeared behind a building.
Location
Address
St. Louis, MO
Latitude
38° 31' 39.36'' N (38.527599°)
Longitude
90° 21' 50.76'' W (-90.3641°)
Elevation
192.948m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-04-15 22:20 CDT
UT Date & Time
2016-04-16 03:20 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
254°
Moving
Facing azimuth
8.67°
First azimuth
40.18°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
0.79°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Blue, Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was blue and then flashed a bright green when it disappeared from my field of vision behind a building.