it was extremely bright. the noise of the explosion took several minutes (2-3?) to reach me. we live very near the gulf beaches and so i had an unimpeded black sky view of it all the way across the sky and down.
Location
Address
Saint Petersburg, FL
Latitude
27° 45' 51.61'' N (27.76°)
Longitude
82° 44' 54.82'' W (-82.75°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-11-21 23:18 EST
UT Date & Time
2016-11-22 04:18 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
160°
Moving
Facing azimuth
248.09°
First azimuth
247.88°
First elevation
20°
Last azimuth
250.33°
Last elevation
12°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
several minutes after it passed i heard a long large rumble/explosion with enough force that it rattle windows.
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
at the end it exploded into a ball that appeared maybe 2 or 3x the size of the actual globe as it traveled.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
it was fragmenting as it traveled and when it exploded there was a moment of fragmentation around the terminal flash
