Reports Report 781l (Event 781-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Arend P |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | maybe below threshold for fireball, estimated magnitude -1 to -2, but this was the slowest fireball I have ever seen. It was followed by another one, a little less bright on the east side of the moon/canis major/minor, moving straight south. The one reported here started in the Lynx, and moved between Gemini and Auriga to a little bit west of Rigel. The movement during the last part was very, very slow. My students reported another one four minutes later. It looked like all emerged from a radiant somewhere in Ursa Major. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wheaton, IL |
| Latitude | 41° 52' 10.21'' N (41.869502°) |
| Longitude | 88° 5' 45.51'' W (-88.095976°) |
| Elevation | 231.549118m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-03-27 20:48 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-03-28 01:48 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 173° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 240.21° |
| First azimuth | 228.93° |
| First elevation | 67° |
| Last azimuth | 234.59° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -4 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | glowing train; the meteor moved very slowly in the end (maybe just visual perception) |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |