My childhood dream was to be an astronomer, so this is extremely cool for me. Please email me with any information you might have.
Location
Address
Dubuque, IA
Latitude
42° 27' 17.3'' N (42.454806°)
Longitude
90° 40' 43.37'' W (-90.678714°)
Elevation
246.822098m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-03-07 23:59 CDT
UT Date & Time
2020-03-08 06:59 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
203°
Moving
Facing azimuth
100.14°
First azimuth
90.22°
First elevation
46°
Last azimuth
91.21°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
-
Remarks
A glowing train, came and went about as fact as the bolide did
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Like a mini explosion, was so low on the horizon when it happened I dont k ke what happened. Didnt even realize it was an explosion at first. I thought it was a burning plane nose diving until I couldnt find and news reports of a crashing plane.
