I have never seen a meteor or shooting star before in person. It was definitely one of the most amazing things I have ever seen.
Location
Address
Grayslake, IL
Latitude
42° 19' 27.98'' N (42.324438°)
Longitude
88° 0' 47.49'' W (-88.013191°)
Elevation
246.652222m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-05-10 23:30 CDT
UT Date & Time
2019-05-11 04:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
89°
Moving
Facing azimuth
50.45°
First azimuth
32.85°
First elevation
69°
Last azimuth
130.84°
Last elevation
69°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Green, Light Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
-
Remarks
The trail consisted of smoke and extremely bright glowing green light. The head of the meteor looked as if it was exploding kind of like a box of firecrackers this could have possibly been fragmentation.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The head of the meteor looked like a box of firecrackers exploding as the meteor was finishing its appearance it was extremely bright
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The flash went on for almost 5 seconds and emitted an extremely bright green trail while the head of the meteor remained bright white until what I believe was fragmentation which caused the head of the meteor to look like it was exploding
