Reports Report 43lq (Event 43-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Margo M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was traveling along County CV, north of the airport. This meteor? was large enough that I thought it might be part of an airplane engine. It was a bright red-orange with a translucent red orange tail. It only lasted 2-3 seconds. I might have seen a brief flash from Cherokee Marsh, shortly after I saw the meteor, but I wasn't sure if it might have been flickering lights from nearby businesses. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Madison, WI |
| Latitude | 43° 9' 31.38'' N (43.158717°) |
| Longitude | 89° 20' 12.05'' W (-89.33668°) |
| Elevation | 274.819m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-01-03 21:30 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-01-04 03:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 176° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 65.7° |
| First azimuth | 290° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 314° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |