| Observer |
|
Name |
Jill M |
|
Experience Level |
1/5
|
|
Remarks |
Other witnesses saw it when I pointed it out. I asked them (rhetorically) if we had just seen a shooting star. It disappeared in front of a tree line. |
| Location |
|
Address |
St. Louis, MO |
|
Latitude |
38° 41' 53.79'' N (38.698274°)
|
|
Longitude |
90° 30' 3.11'' W (-90.500865°)
|
|
Elevation |
138.438m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2018-08-27 20:30 CDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2018-08-28 01:30 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
105° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
270° |
|
First azimuth |
255° |
|
First elevation |
13° |
|
Last azimuth |
275° |
|
Last elevation |
8° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-6 |
|
Color |
Red |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Duration |
- |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Smaller glowing red lights that quickly faded out |
