| Observer |
|
Name |
Steve C |
|
Experience Level |
2/5
|
|
Remarks |
Ive never seen anything like it. It was so brilliant and large I thought for a second it was a missile. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Carbondale, IL |
|
Latitude |
37° 43' 23.59'' N (37.72322°)
|
|
Longitude |
89° 14' 39.31'' W (-89.244253°)
|
|
Elevation |
123.795m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2017-03-21 19:45 CDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2017-03-22 00:45 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
97° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
187.72° |
|
First azimuth |
133.17° |
|
First elevation |
27° |
|
Last azimuth |
218.93° |
|
Last elevation |
22° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-11 |
|
Color |
It was bluish white at the head and had a fiery orange tail |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Duration |
- |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
The sky lit up on the horizon from that direction it was headed like a distant flash of lightning |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
