| Observer |
|
Name |
Beth T |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
My husband thought it was lightening since it lit up the sky from his angle as he was driving and I was the passenger |
| Location |
|
Address |
, IA |
|
Latitude |
42° 9' 25.48'' N (42.157077°)
|
|
Longitude |
95° 39' 8.83'' W (-95.652452°)
|
|
Elevation |
372.108154m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2025-04-08 05:22 CDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2025-04-08 10:22 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈45s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From down left to up right |
|
Descent Angle |
47° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
- |
|
First azimuth |
50° |
|
First elevation |
60° |
|
Last azimuth |
40° |
|
Last elevation |
30° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-19 |
|
Color |
Orange, yellow with red and the trail was bright orange |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Duration |
- |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Bright ball with diverse red orange flashes around it |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
The fragmentation was a long tail of bright red orange that dropped from it in a stream |
