Fireball report

Reports Report 3408d (Event 3408-2020)

Observer
Name	John C
Experience Level	4/5
Remarks	I am 53 years old and have always been interested in astronomy. I have used inferior telescopes or binoculars, but I finally purchased a decent telescope in April. I was outside observing Jupiter and Saturn. Although seeing conditions were poor for viewing, I was practicing my skill at locating the Andromeda Galaxy in my light polluted area. I had seen a couple meteors that night, so this was distinctly different. I missed seeing the first light directly, but it illuminated my view. It was above and to my left as I was facing NW. The brightness and the orange color were so shocking to me. It was amazing!

Location
Address	Granger, IN
Latitude	41° 43' 35.39'' N (41.726498°)
Longitude	86° 11' 3.7'' W (-86.184361°)
Elevation	241.170303m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2020-07-15 01:37 EDT
UT Date & Time	2020-07-15 05:37 UT
Duration	≈1.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	98°

Moving
Facing azimuth	8.58°
First azimuth	23.6°
First elevation	78°
Last azimuth	5°
Last elevation	65°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-19
Color	Orange, White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	No
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	It is difficult to judge because I was staring NW at the location of the Andromeda Galaxy with binoculars when the flash is what I noticed first nearly 90 % above. I was initially stunned by the bright white light that drew my attention despite looking through binoculars. When I looked up and turned North, I saw a wide stretch of white light with orange in the middle. The width was expanding and then a greatly expanded at its termination. I thought that I may have heard very faint, distant rumblings similar to thunder, but it was difficult to sure due to the trucks that travel on Interstate 80/90. It seemed to travel straight North. It was difficult to judge the angle downward because it appeared overhead. It seemed close to parallel to the Earth's surface, which may be due to not directly observing initially.

Terminal flash

Observation

Yes

Remarks

It is difficult to judge because I was staring NW at the location of the Andromeda Galaxy with binoculars when the flash is what I noticed first nearly 90 % above. I was initially stunned by the bright white light that drew my attention despite looking through binoculars. When I looked up and turned North, I saw a wide stretch of white light with orange in the middle. The width was expanding and then a greatly expanded at its termination. I thought that I may have heard very faint, distant rumblings similar to thunder, but it was difficult to sure due to the trucks that travel on Interstate 80/90. It seemed to travel straight North. It was difficult to judge the angle downward because it appeared overhead. It seemed close to parallel to the Earth's surface, which may be due to not directly observing initially.

Fragmentation
Observation	No
Remarks	-