Observer |
Name |
Adam B |
Experience Level |
1/5
|
Remarks |
- |
Location |
Address |
Grand Island, NE |
Latitude |
40° 49' 24.68'' N (40.823521°)
|
Longitude |
98° 19' 37.59'' W (-98.327109°)
|
Elevation |
570.778259m |
Time and Duration |
Local Date & Time |
2013-12-26 17:45 CST
|
UT Date & Time |
2013-12-26 23:45 UT
|
Duration |
≈7.5s
|
Direction |
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
Descent Angle |
225° |
Moving |
Facing azimuth |
105.52° |
First azimuth |
81.07° |
First elevation |
28° |
Last azimuth |
79.15° |
Last elevation |
23° |
Brightness and color |
Stellar Magnitude |
-24 |
Color |
Light Blue, Yellow, White |
Concurrent Sound |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |
Delayed Sound |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |
Persistent train |
Observation |
Yes |
Duration |
2s |
Length |
7° |
Remarks |
Glowing trail, looked like it popped or exploded about 3 times with a short train after each time, otherwise just a fireball |
Terminal flash |
Observation |
Yes |
Remarks |
Looked like the large ball would explode/flash and there would be a big flash with small bright pieces breaking off which left a trail. |
Fragmentation |
Observation |
Yes |
Remarks |
Fragmentation appeared to happen after bright flash. When fragmentation happened it also left a trail. |