The most impressive fireball I have ever seen thus far. The fireball was very large and brighter than a full moon. To note: a very strong cold front, was clouding visibility slightly due to dust being kicked up from harvesting may have amplified viewing a little bit(????).
Location
Address
Aurora, SD
Latitude
44° 14' 23.23'' N (44.239785°)
Longitude
96° 41' 12.66'' W (-96.686851°)
Elevation
495.055145m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-10-11 20:51 CDT
UT Date & Time
2015-10-12 01:51 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
220°
Moving
Facing azimuth
260.37°
First azimuth
270.29°
First elevation
47°
Last azimuth
260.07°
Last elevation
32°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
15°
Remarks
Trail was very impressive.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The terminal explosion was also quite impressive as it was very bright and large in the sky as it was a little smaller than the moon in terms of brightness and size wise.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
When witnessing this fireball I happen to look at the perfect time to witness it and I could definitely tell there was some fragmentation associated with the meteor. To note there were some clouds behind it and plenty of dust in the air, due to a passing cold front.
