American Meteor Society

Reports Report 968ch (Event 968-2026)

Observer
Name Michael T
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Bloomington, IL
Latitude 40° 32' 20.06'' N (40.538906°)
Longitude 89° 2' 52.38'' W (-89.047882°)
Elevation 245.900543m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2026-02-10 22:40 CST
UT Date & Time 2026-02-11 04:40 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 133°
Moving
Facing azimuth 90°
First azimuth 85°
First elevation 47°
Last azimuth 95°
Last elevation 15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 2°
Remarks A glowing green trail and when it came close to the horizon it burned up to into a red orange color before splitting into multiple small streaks that also burned up and faded
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It split up into multiple pieces that quickly burned out