Reports Report 2070bj (Event 2070-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sean B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was a fiery shooting star with long tail, very bright, yellow and kind of greenish. Looked like it came in/landed close. Lake County Illinois. Wauconda or Lake Zurich. Or in that direction observing from the west (Island Lake). |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Island Lake, IL |
| Latitude | 42° 16' 50.76'' N (42.280768°) |
| Longitude | 88° 12' 36.94'' W (-88.210262°) |
| Elevation | 230.229813m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-05-10 23:47 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-05-11 04:47 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 127° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 81.41° |
| First azimuth | 87.64° |
| First elevation | 29° |
| Last azimuth | 105.72° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Had a long firey tail with some break up pieces |