| Observer |
|
Name |
Nick C |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
This is the third significant (longer-lived than the mere streak of a tiny meteor) I've observed. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Evanston, IL |
|
Latitude |
42° 2' 6.5'' N (42.035138°)
|
|
Longitude |
87° 40' 27'' W (-87.674168°)
|
|
Elevation |
180.215363m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2019-01-04 18:45 CST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2019-01-05 00:45 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈1.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
201° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
265° |
|
First azimuth |
270° |
|
First elevation |
45° |
|
Last azimuth |
260° |
|
Last elevation |
30° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-6 |
|
Color |
Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
10s |
|
Length |
15° |
|
Remarks |
Short-lived glowing train, with some possible illuminated smoke |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Saw the streak and a brighter flash, then a further streak slightly afterward |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Possible signs of fragmentation after the flash, perhaps more than one illuminated streak afterward |
