American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3493s (Event 3493-2016)

Observer
Name Richard G
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Was incredibly bright. I may have the brightness scale off as I'm not really sure how to measure that. It was so bright that I caught it from my peripheral vision. I was downtown Chicago on the top of my building (10 floors) so there was a lot of light pollution. Thanks for all you do!
Location
Address Chicago, IL
Latitude 41° 52' 20.53'' N (41.87237°)
Longitude 87° 37' 52.86'' W (-87.63135°)
Elevation 180.55m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-09-19 21:42 CDT
UT Date & Time 2016-09-20 02:42 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 253°
Moving
Facing azimuth 261.34°
First azimuth 271.21°
First elevation 51°
Last azimuth 214.75°
Last elevation 22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color Dark Green, Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -