Reports Report 1382sw (Event 1382-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Daniel M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I had just turned due south while driving and it is a long, relatively flat terrain ahead of me, on a beautiful clear night when the fireball appeared to the left side of my windshield and finished almost directly in front of me. It lasted long enough for me to observe, react and say "Whoa!" three times. The direction seemed the most strange. When we watch for meteors (Perseids) we don't expect them to come from the East the way this did for me. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Rushford Village, MN |
| Latitude | 43° 56' 24.86'' N (43.94024°) |
| Longitude | 91° 44' 24.08'' W (-91.740021°) |
| Elevation | 395.671m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-04-15 22:15 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-04-16 03:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 102° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 178.14° |
| First azimuth | 116.33° |
| First elevation | 27° |
| Last azimuth | 177.87° |
| Last elevation | 16° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | About halfway through the descent it disappeared and then suddenly reappeared and it looked as though there were fragments (as though the ball was expanding). |