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Observer
Name
Mark W
Experience Level
3/5
Remarks
It was breathtaking.....it almost looked like fireworks but you knew it wasn’t. Very bright with no sound and very colorful with a bright white tail assuming it was like fire. Once in a lifetime thing I suppose but a few weeks during the Perseid meteor shower we saw 2 nearly as brilliant
Location
Address
Kansas City, MO
Latitude
38° 55' 56.77'' N (38.932435°)
Longitude
94° 35' 5.26'' W (-94.584795°)
Elevation
290.271362m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-08-27 20:39 CDT
UT Date & Time
2018-08-28 01:39 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
102°
Moving
Facing azimuth
5°
First azimuth
5°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
5°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Green blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It split into 2 pieces
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It split into 2 pieces
