| Observer |
|
Name |
Connor W |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
Brightest meteor I have ever seen on video or in person |
| Location |
|
Address |
Saint John, IN |
|
Latitude |
41° 26' 59.94'' N (41.449984°)
|
|
Longitude |
87° 29' 17.3'' W (-87.488139°)
|
|
Elevation |
217.884m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2018-06-14 01:16 CDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2018-06-14 06:16 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
229° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
23.49° |
|
First azimuth |
97° |
|
First elevation |
67° |
|
Last azimuth |
355.86° |
|
Last elevation |
7° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-16 |
|
Color |
Blue, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
1s |
|
Length |
30° |
|
Remarks |
huge glowing trail across about 40 percent of my vision of the sky |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
final burst and fragmentation |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
about 10 fragments broke off and continued to leave their own blue trails |
