I live in a country setting where it is very dark, almost no light pollution. I was inside in bed at the time but fully awake. I was parallel and close to the window and I had just glanced out my south-facing window at the time but my field of vision I was facing east south east.
Location
Address
Saint Charles, IA
Latitude
41° 18' 19.35'' N (41.305375°)
Longitude
93° 50' 50.48'' W (-93.847356°)
Elevation
298.199646m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-01-02 04:42 CST
UT Date & Time
2022-01-02 10:42 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
129°
Moving
Facing azimuth
103.05°
First azimuth
102.96°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
129.15°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It got brighter as it moved with a thick bright tail and then dimmed briefly for a second before flaring bright again and sparking like a firework at the end which I assumed was when it broke apart.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Yes it seemed to flare and spark really bright like a small firework at the end.
