Observer |
Name |
Lisa S |
Experience Level |
1/5
|
Remarks |
It was a pretty large "ball" of light. We thought it was a comet until I googled it. |
Location |
Address |
Cherokee, IA |
Latitude |
42° 44' 21.95'' N (42.739431°)
|
Longitude |
95° 32' 38.25'' W (-95.543959°)
|
Elevation |
374.127m |
Time and Duration |
Local Date & Time |
2016-07-30 23:45 CDT
|
UT Date & Time |
2016-07-31 04:45 UT
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
Direction |
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
Descent Angle |
101° |
Moving |
Facing azimuth |
186° |
First azimuth |
186° |
First elevation |
30° |
Last azimuth |
188° |
Last elevation |
20° |
Brightness and color |
Stellar Magnitude |
-11 |
Color |
Shades of medium to light blue to white |
Concurrent Sound |
Observation |
Unknown |
Remarks |
- |
Delayed Sound |
Observation |
No |
Remarks |
- |
Persistent train |
Observation |
Yes |
Duration |
3s |
Length |
- |
Remarks |
Glowing train. Very bright on the outer edges so it almost looked like 2 tails. Fuzzier light in the middle of the two outer edges |
Terminal flash |
Observation |
Unknown |
Remarks |
- |
Fragmentation |
Observation |
Unknown |
Remarks |
- |