Reports Report 4412au (Event 4412-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Neal W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Simply put, I've never seen anything like this. I've seen fragmented trails but only 2 or 3 times in my life have I seen a flash, nothing like this flash! Amazing. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Princeton, IL |
| Latitude | 41° 25' 57.26'' N (41.432572°) |
| Longitude | 89° 25' 56.81'' W (-89.432447°) |
| Elevation | 214.662m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-11-11 21:30 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-11-12 03:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 115° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 315° |
| First azimuth | 280° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 315° |
| Last elevation | 55° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw the flash first, it was so bright, I thought it was a truck or tractor or maybe a combine out in the fields. This is why I looked off to the west as I was driving north. This area is very dark, no streetlights and not much residential lighting at the farms. After the bright flash I saw a very short trail that turned into a shower of glowing fragments. Awesome! I've never seending anything like it. I've seen a lot of shooting stars but nothing like this. I wish I could have seen it before the flash. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Super bright flash through my driversidewindow as I headed north. Pure white, very quick duration. Small shower of fragments, Orange, almost looked like a fireworks display but way up in the sky with no audible report. |