This was the largest fireball/meteorite/shooting star I've ever seen and it was very low in the sky. I thought someone should know, and hoped that someone else had seen it! My son and I were driving northbound down I 94 with our radio on so we couldn't hear if there were any sounds associated with it. We were also obscured by buildings to see if there was an explosion where it landed. We thought there may be as it was so large and appeared to be so close to the gorund.
Location
Address
Deerfield, IL
Latitude
42° 9' 42.02'' N (42.161671°)
Longitude
87° 52' 26.7'' W (-87.874082°)
Elevation
207.002151m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-23 21:05 CDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-24 02:05 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
359.32°
First azimuth
64.67°
First elevation
7°
Last azimuth
71.45°
Last elevation
1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Orange, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
60°
Remarks
Glowing trail - round head with bright streak/trail after. It was the largest "shooting star" I've ever seen and very low in the sky. Thought it probably hit land or went into Lake Michigan.
