| Observer |
|
Name |
Amy H |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
I’ve never seen anything like this before, it was super bright like the moon. It’s just crazy to see something like that 25 min from Chicago |
| Location |
|
Address |
Willow Springs, IL |
|
Latitude |
41° 43' 55.48'' N (41.732078°)
|
|
Longitude |
87° 52' 34.39'' W (-87.87622°)
|
|
Elevation |
191.12944m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2019-05-10 23:35 CDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2019-05-11 04:35 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈7.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
96° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
3.14° |
|
First azimuth |
65.1° |
|
First elevation |
51° |
|
Last azimuth |
92.68° |
|
Last elevation |
42° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-11 |
|
Color |
White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Duration |
- |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
It started to break up when it got lower and it just looked like smaller, brighter pieces of the original large piece. There were about 5 of them |
