I have never seen a smoke trail from a meteor until 9-9-2018.
The meteor may have lasted about 3 seconds and was very bright at the end and that's when I noticed the smoke trail!
To clarify my observation position, I live 20 miles due west of downtown Chicago. I observed the
Meteor east/northeast moving northeast to southwest at about 50* (degrees) (90* being straight up?).
Location
Address
Lombard, IL
Latitude
41° 53' 8.86'' N (41.885794°)
Longitude
88° 0' 39.06'' W (-88.010849°)
Elevation
214.04m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-09-09 21:45 CDT
UT Date & Time
2018-09-10 02:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
102°
Moving
Facing azimuth
48.28°
First azimuth
49.74°
First elevation
57°
Last azimuth
55.05°
Last elevation
65°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
5°
Remarks
Smoke trail
It looked like a vapor trail from an jet engine
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A saw the the meteor and it became brighter than Venus for about 1 second
