It was an amazing event. Maybe the coolest thing I've ever seen. I'll be back out tonight... camera ready!
Location
Address
south bend, IN
Latitude
41° 40' 18.39'' N (41.671776°)
Longitude
86° 23' 6.7'' W (-86.385195°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-09-27 23:33 EDT
UT Date & Time
2013-09-28 03:33 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
135°
First azimuth
135°
First elevation
20°
Last azimuth
135°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
Blue flame and explosion red cinder tail
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
8s
Length
15°
Remarks
A cinder lit trail that was slightly surrounder.by white smoke.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
We were looking west through telescopes and thought someone turned on a floodlighd behind is. It was so bright that we saw our shaddows and could have read by it. It was a blue explosion.
