| Observer |
|
Name |
Phil H |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
What first caught my attention was a series of flashes that lit up the sky like lightning. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Waterloo, IA |
|
Latitude |
42° 30' 3'' N (42.500833°)
|
|
Longitude |
92° 21' 52.37'' W (-92.364547°)
|
|
Elevation |
259.054474m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2013-12-26 17:42 CST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2013-12-26 23:42 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈7.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From right to left |
|
Descent Angle |
270° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
309.46° |
|
First azimuth |
336.82° |
|
First elevation |
45° |
|
Last azimuth |
273.99° |
|
Last elevation |
- |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-18 |
|
Color |
Dark Green, Green |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
5s |
|
Length |
30° |
|
Remarks |
a glowing train, like pieces of the fireball trailing off behind the main fireball |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
a slightly brighter flash just before the fireball disappeared |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
pieces of the fireball trailing off behind the main fireball and falling with a steeper trajectory |
