Reports Report 6746an (Event 6746-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Marita O |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen comets, meteor showers but this was lower than usual and very silent and bright. Startling but Beautiful to say the least. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Streator, IL |
| Latitude | 41° 6' 58.4'' N (41.116221°) |
| Longitude | 88° 50' 21.2'' W (-88.839221°) |
| Elevation | 188.461243m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-10-19 23:45 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-10-20 04:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 262° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 78.72° |
| First azimuth | 94.6° |
| First elevation | 31° |
| Last azimuth | 28.78° |
| Last elevation | 16° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Light Green, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Glowing train with pieces retracting with a sparkling effect smoke trail |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Looked like it was losing pieces of something sparking effect . It was coming from South to southeast traveling north northwest. It was pretty low. |