Reports Report 480cn (Event 480-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kristy R |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I've never seen anything like this! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Claflin, KS |
| Latitude | 38° 33' 55.15'' N (38.565319°) |
| Longitude | 98° 36' 31.64'' W (-98.608788°) |
| Elevation | 564.832m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-02-05 06:55 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-02-05 12:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 243° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 168.54° |
| First azimuth | 174.04° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 104.59° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Purple, Pink, Light Blue, Orange, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | It reminded me almost of a firework tail. No smoke, but very 'sparkly'. And it changed color's as it fell and also started out as a 'tight' sparkling tail but ended up as a 'loose' and wider tail...as if it was falling apart or out of control |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |