Reports Report 455y (Event 455-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Crossifixio D |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It is extremely important to note that I was roughly 50 stories up in a residential building. This is obviously an important disclaimer for the data I just provided. It will of course skew the data, but what fascinated me is how low it felt. Even from 50 stories up. My first thought, after being instantly amazed from seeing a very distinct meteor (not a shooting star ), was how low it felt. My location plays a role in that, but it felt like I was looking straight on at it as opposed to looking up. After looking at the video from a meteor that was recorded over Chicago last Jan 2017, this one seemed like it was 1/5 the size. *I was just reporting this a few minutes ago and phone died. So please delete any previous report from my ip. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Chicago, IL |
| Latitude | 41° 52' 53.36'' N (41.881489°) |
| Longitude | 87° 38' 33.61'' W (-87.64267°) |
| Elevation | 180.983m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-02-02 17:20 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-02-02 23:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 129° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 345° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 8° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Light Green / light blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 7° |
| Remarks | Short, but very noticeable white / smoke train that disappeared shortly after the burn up of the meteor / fireball. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Very small explosion / burn up of the meteor/fireball. Would refer to it more as a "burn up" or "fizzle" than an explosion since the ball at the end was rather small, but very distinctive. No doubt it was a meteor / fireball and not a shooting star. No doubt at all. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |