It lasted long enough to point and tell my grandparents to turn and look at it. As well as to get get up from my seated position and walk approximately 10-15ft in front of me and face directly west in order to visualize the meteor for the tree. In the initial part of the report it was asked where I initially saw the meteor. It is at that location where I saw it begin in the sky with a bright flash that grew into a long orange tail. AMAZING!
Location
Address
Kahoka, MO
Latitude
40° 17' 59.55'' N (40.299875°)
Longitude
91° 38' 33.63'' W (-91.642675°)
Elevation
203.849m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-08-27 20:39 CDT
UT Date & Time
2018-08-28 01:39 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
98°
Moving
Facing azimuth
232.5°
First azimuth
209.08°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
281.27°
Last elevation
27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
White to a light green(at the very end when it split in two) with an orange tail
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
At the very end it split into two separate pieces that both maintained the same path with one piece appearing to surge foreward from the other piece. During the split the two pieces changed from a bright white to a light green before they both disappeared at the same time.
