Biggest shooting star I’ve ever seen! Really cool!
Location
Address
Waupaca, WI
Latitude
44° 22' 50.45'' N (44.380681°)
Longitude
89° 8' 15.32'' W (-89.13759°)
Elevation
280.30542m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-04-09 20:30 CDT
UT Date & Time
2022-04-10 01:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
118°
Moving
Facing azimuth
225°
First azimuth
200°
First elevation
80°
Last azimuth
240°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
White / blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
10°
Remarks
Trailed behind the meteor and split into four pieces. Very bright and lasted as long as it fell from the sky.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Split into four smaller chunks about the same size
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
As it fell about half way it flashed and spilt apart into four pieces. Trail stayed bright after the flash and faded away slowly from the back of the trail.
