i was surprised how long this lasted compared to others i have seen. Those were very quick and I would guess I saw this 5 seconds so it must not have been crossing the horizon I was looking ENE from my position. Very bright but far away
Location
Address
Crystal Lake, IL
Latitude
42° 13' 22.61'' N (42.222948°)
Longitude
88° 20' 32.68'' W (-88.34241°)
Elevation
274.186554m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-12-26 06:30 CST
UT Date & Time
2014-12-26 12:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
275.63°
First azimuth
236.18°
First elevation
21°
Last azimuth
242.36°
Last elevation
11°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
10°
Remarks
the train was about 20 times linger tan the meteor itself. I also saw the meteor split into more than one piece
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
was one bright object with a tail ant then split into two ( or more?) and each of the two I saw had a tail
