Reports Report 2307aaq (Event 2307-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jane B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Three of us all saw this at the same time on a walk in Hickory Hill Park, Iowa City. The time I entered may not be exact. We estimated it. We took a photo during the walk at a later time the same evening and the photo said 8:50 but that was a while after we saw the fireball. It was an amazing experience. Thank you for tracking this data. It was really neat to google meteors and find out that what we had seen was a fireball and that many people had seen it that evening. We feel very lucky! If any interesting information is gathered about it, it would be nice to get an email with an update! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Iowa City, IA |
| Latitude | 41° 40' 11.58'' N (41.669884°) |
| Longitude | 91° 30' 38.13'' W (-91.510592°) |
| Elevation | 216.077m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-07-08 20:34 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-07-09 01:34 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 254.57° |
| First azimuth | 289.73° |
| First elevation | 21° |
| Last azimuth | 236.45° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | White, Blue, Green, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fireball moving across the sky was bright white, but in the back part, we saw a couple of large "sparks" that appeared to come from it, and they looked blueish green and orange. The entire fireball disappeared suddenly after crossing the sky horizontally from right to left for about 5 -8 seconds. It was much brighter than Venus. |