Reports Report 2307bj (Event 2307-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ryan L |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | We have seen several meteor showers from our back yard (Perseids, etc) but have no training or professional experience. We strongly suspect a fireball based on other videos of similar events we have seen. We have an airport nearby, and we at first suspected an airplane or fireworks. Based on our observations, we quickly ruled these out as sources for this phenomenon. We (wife, daughter (12), & daughters friend (12) & son (4)) were driving home at the time and made careful note of the time. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sun Prairie, WI |
| Latitude | 43° 10' 45.63'' N (43.179341°) |
| Longitude | 89° 14' 40.1'' W (-89.244472°) |
| Elevation | 296.543m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-07-08 20:41 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-07-09 01:41 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 272° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 224.25° |
| First azimuth | 234.11° |
| First elevation | 17° |
| Last azimuth | 191.5° |
| Last elevation | 18° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Light Blue, Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Object got brighter (and moved from blue to green) as it streaked from our right to left, then broke into several pieces before disappearing. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Saw two distinct green lights as object broke up, with a larger, forward light and slightly smaller light behind. Smaller light disappeared first. |