Reports Report 4273h (Event 4273-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Linda W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I almost didn't report it, because it was small... but darnit, it was the biggest "shooting star" I've ever seen so... maybe it's worth it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | - |
| Latitude | 42° 44' 16.63'' N (42.737952°) |
| Longitude | 90° 24' 26.71'' W (-90.40742°) |
| Elevation | 332.165m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-11-12 17:39 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-11-12 23:39 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 254° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 68.63° |
| First azimuth | 74.83° |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | 56.79° |
| Last elevation | 26° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Orange, Red, Brown |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 2° |
| Remarks | It was dark but somehow I could still see the puff of smoke left behind when it burned out, so it must have glowed a little bit? You could see the tail of it undulating as if it was flames. I was driving and the radio was on so no idea if it made noise. It wasn't large in size, but bigger than any single star I've ever seen. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was a small brighter glow, kind of the way a match burns out, lasted less than a second |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |