ive seenn hundreds of meteors and none of them lasted a tenth as long as this, after the flame trail stopped you could still observe a glowing chunk flying across the sky for a few moments.
Location
Address
Lenox, IA
Latitude
40° 52' 3.31'' N (40.867587°)
Longitude
94° 33' 53.61'' W (-94.564892°)
Elevation
390.976m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-08-27 20:40 CDT
UT Date & Time
2018-08-28 01:40 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
95°
Moving
Facing azimuth
134.04°
First azimuth
131.54°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
168.85°
Last elevation
28°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
the people who alerted me to look up said they seen a sonic boom effect, i missed that part personally
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
sonic boom like effect
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
a piece about 15% broke off and dimmrd out much quicker
