Reports Report 188cv (Event 188-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Deejay Z |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was very large. I’ve seen meteor showers before and the size of this object and trajectory makes me think it landed somewhere in the US, possibly Midwest with the size. It was already close to the horizon and getting larger as it passed in front of me. It disappeared at the horizon. I was in my vehicle and there was tree line, the fireball was within the tree line from my view and disappeared because it went out of the gap and below the cannot it seems. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Madison, WI |
| Latitude | 43° 8' 4.13'' N (43.13448°) |
| Longitude | 89° 18' 33.21'' W (-89.309225°) |
| Elevation | 294.035828m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-01-07 21:15 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-01-08 03:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 241° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 315.41° |
| First azimuth | 13.32° |
| First elevation | 10° |
| Last azimuth | 262.96° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | The glowing train was bright yellow near the front green fireball and more orange or darker/faint towards the rear and it tapered. So much larger closer to the green fireball and smaller the farther away. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |