Reports Report 1936ar (Event 1936-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | mike k |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | just filled the sky with its long blue tail/head. very unusual-close |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Elgin, IL |
| Latitude | 42° 1' 47.41'' N (42.029837°) |
| Longitude | 88° 18' 8.02'' W (-88.302227°) |
| Elevation | 250.234848m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-08-23 21:25 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-08-24 02:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 277.5° |
| First azimuth | 105.45° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 253.88° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Blue, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | __ |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | the tail appeared orange, then blue-locally hazy sky, clear enough for star veiwing,head was rather large and blue, because of this |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it broke into a small peice off the top as the blue light disappeared |