| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nick P |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Gardner, KS |
| Latitude | 38° 48' 12.28'' N (38.803411°) |
| Longitude | 94° 55' 4.7'' W (-94.917972°) |
| Elevation | 328.974m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-08-27 20:35 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-08-28 01:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 263° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 79.61° |
| First azimuth | 100.81° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 28.16° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Orange, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | As it started to break into 3 pieces it seemed like the tail took forever to disappear and when the leading edge diminished the tail slowly faded away |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It broke apart into 2 pieces and one of those broke again into 2 pieces for a total of 3 |