Reports Report 3508cf (Event 3508-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mike K |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | Slow moving, broke up, brightened to an explosion and fragmented into pieces and rained down and appeared to be in flames. Very bright covering a large area minutes of arc. Almost like space debris burning up, but green and white color and it not being too slow that it seemed much more likely a fireball. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Carbondale, IL |
| Latitude | 37° 43' 53.04'' N (37.7314°) |
| Longitude | 89° 11' 31.34'' W (-89.19204°) |
| Elevation | 118.634m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-11-19 21:42 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-11-20 03:42 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 195° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 41.02° |
| First azimuth | 40.85° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 41.04° |
| Last elevation | 7° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Brightened to a flash/explosion |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Broke into many separate pieces |