Reports Report 7723dw (Event 7723-2020)

Observer
Name Kate H
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks It’s usually too bright in town to see stars, so I was surprised to see the biggest, brightest meteor I’ve ever seen. Never seen one like it. Thought it was going to hit a house, but I know that was probably just an illusion of perspective.
Location
Address White Bear Lake, MN
Latitude 45° 5' 4.88'' N (45.084688°)
Longitude 93° 0' 36.25'' W (-93.01007°)
Elevation 286.725677m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-12-16 06:50 CST
UT Date & Time 2020-12-16 12:50 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 118°
Moving
Facing azimuth 28.63°
First azimuth 20.29°
First elevation 40°
Last azimuth 55.69°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -10
Color Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Seemed to get bigger and brighter and surrounded/trailed by little broken bits of light before it went out completely.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Little speckles of light around it near the end before it went out