i was driving in the traffic circle when i saw this... originally i thought it was 60 to 100 feet up and fell in my neighborhood until i learned meteors don’t typically emit light that low to the ground.
Location
Address
Marengo, IL
Latitude
42° 15' 24.04'' N (42.256679°)
Longitude
88° 35' 45.87'' W (-88.596076°)
Elevation
247.646255m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-03-15 20:34 CDT
UT Date & Time
2019-03-16 01:34 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
2°
Moving
Facing azimuth
1.77°
First azimuth
1.51°
First elevation
36°
Last azimuth
2.24°
Last elevation
31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
Pink, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
10°
Remarks
it was almost perpendicular and i could no longer see the trail after the flash stopped
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
i couldn’t see a fragment. perhaps all i saw was the flash as it was falling. it appeared like a ball firework falling. The color was mostly white with perhaps a tinge of pink.
