Reports Report 4478d (Event 4478-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jay S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen some meteor showers, and the occasional shooting star. Compared to that, this was huge, bright, and long lasting. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Iowa City, IA |
| Latitude | 41° 38' 47.49'' N (41.646525°) |
| Longitude | 91° 30' 49.58'' W (-91.513772°) |
| Elevation | 213.897m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-11-13 22:51 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-11-14 04:51 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 106° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180.23° |
| First azimuth | 64.77° |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | 222.64° |
| Last elevation | 63° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Purple, Pink, Light Blue, Green, Light Green, Yellow, Light Yellow, White, Lavender |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | very long glowing white train (with hints of color), could have been smoky, but the cloud cover was distracting |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | large and bright, very colorful. I was looking at the moon and remarking how bright it is tonight, even with the clouds. Suddenly, a big flash brighter than the moon streaked into my vision, followed by the very long train, which glowed just as bright, until it all faded. If you can imagine how big a plane looks in the sky from the ground, this was quite a bit bigger. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |