Moved slower than most meteors. Thought for a second an aircraft or spacecraft was in trouble but it was moving a bit too fast for a plane. It was very bright white then broke up into 2 chunks that burnt orange and sputtered out very quickly. It was probably one of the biggest or biggest meteors I've ever seen.
Location
Address
Sun Prairie, WI
Latitude
43° 12' 0.03'' N (43.200008°)
Longitude
89° 15' 43.17'' W (-89.261992°)
Elevation
276.978119m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-02-09 19:20 CST
UT Date & Time
2014-02-10 01:20 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
280.69°
First azimuth
291.31°
First elevation
37°
Last azimuth
269.42°
Last elevation
32°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It broke into two main pieces that burnt dimmer in orange.
