This was the coolest thing I have ever seen. Haven't seen anything like it since I lived in washington state 20 years ago and saw a giant meteor shower. I'm always hoping to see things like this. But where I live its hard most of time. When I saw haleys comet that's what got me intrigued about these things. Again. This was awesome and beautiful.
Location
Address
hampton, IL
Latitude
41° 33' 24.58'' N (41.556827°)
Longitude
90° 24' 0.08'' W (-90.400022°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-12-26 17:30 CST
UT Date & Time
2013-12-26 23:30 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
Unknown
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
315°
First azimuth
90°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
270°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
it was a sparkle kind of trail and then bloomed a few times very bright white or a kind of blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
10°
Remarks
it was like a bottle rocket with sparks for a trail or tail. and then it got bright like four times. a bright white or blue. it pulsed and then it was gone
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Bright white or a kind of blue lit up sky and pulsed about four times.
