| Observer |
|
Name |
Nelson E |
|
Experience Level |
4/5
|
|
Remarks |
100 percent a fireball. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Balaton, MN |
|
Latitude |
44° 14' 5.96'' N (44.23499°)
|
|
Longitude |
95° 52' 47.5'' W (-95.87986°)
|
|
Elevation |
478.398m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2016-08-28 21:40 CDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2016-08-29 02:40 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From down left to up right |
|
Descent Angle |
86° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
359.34° |
|
First azimuth |
347.9° |
|
First elevation |
35° |
|
Last azimuth |
5.82° |
|
Last elevation |
29° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-13 |
|
Color |
White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
2s |
|
Length |
10° |
|
Remarks |
white smoke trial with fragments in it |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
white explosion |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
fragmentation leading up to the explosion |
