Reports Report 1093f (Event 1093-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cecilia |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This is definitely the brightest fireball I've seen. I was really surprised to see it so clearly in an area with relatively high light pollution. The colors in the fireball and tail were brilliant, and quite beautiful. I'm a flight instructor and pilot and have seen quite a few 'shooting stars' and fireballs while flying at night, usually flying in the low to mid altitudes (5000 to 25k feet), but I have never seen one like this. This one was brighter, more colorful, and had the longest and most distinct tail of any I have seen. I was driving my car and talking on my cell phone when I spotted it so the time, direction I was facing and and duration may be slightly off. I didn't spot the fireball until it was at about a 1 o'clock position in front of me, and my eyes followed it until it appeared to burn up at approximately a 9 o'clock position. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | East St Louis, IL |
| Latitude | 38° 36' 56.87'' N (38.615798°) |
| Longitude | 90° 10' 11.49'' W (-90.169859°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-09-29 20:35 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-09-30 01:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 80.19174° |
| First azimuth | 79.50744° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 0.55089° |
| Last elevation | 43° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | mostly neon green, with n |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I was driving in my car with music playing and talking on my phone, I don\\\'t recall hearing anything, but that doesn\\\'t mean that there was not a noise. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3.5s |
| Length | 25° |
| Remarks | The tail was neon green near the base and faded changed to a hot white and finally a fiery orange color towards the end of the tail. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |