| Observer |
|
Name |
Kya L |
|
Experience Level |
1/5
|
|
Remarks |
At first I thought it was an explosion in the sky or a small firework or emergency flare. Very memorable! Definitely not just a shooting star |
| Location |
|
Address |
Warroad, MN |
|
Latitude |
48° 49' 13.71'' N (48.820475°)
|
|
Longitude |
95° 28' 14.94'' W (-95.470817°)
|
|
Elevation |
332.013m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2017-01-08 22:15 CST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2017-01-09 04:15 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up left to down right |
|
Descent Angle |
175° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
92.01° |
|
First azimuth |
33.64° |
|
First elevation |
88° |
|
Last azimuth |
65.66° |
|
Last elevation |
45° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-8 |
|
Color |
Light Blue, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
1s |
|
Length |
20° |
|
Remarks |
Glowing red train, it looked like a firework or flare |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
It looked like a flare or firework going downward |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Small reddish fragments along with white and light blue |
