American Meteor Society

Reports Report 395cs (Event 395-2016)

Observer
Name Nick S
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I was shocked and thrilled to witness this! It was too brilliant and low in the sky to be a shooting star and had a long firey tail, so I figured it was a meteor or comet. Fascinating!! (My grown children asked if made a wish on it) The glow and tail dissipated and looked to burn out as it fell shooting southeast.
Location
Address Elm Grove, WI
Latitude 43° 2' 35.63'' N (43.04323°)
Longitude 88° 5' 26.05'' W (-88.09057°)
Elevation 253.842m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-02-01 18:28 CST
UT Date & Time 2016-02-02 00:28 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 118°
Moving
Facing azimuth 99.23°
First azimuth 60.73°
First elevation 62°
Last azimuth 109.93°
Last elevation 40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -23
Color Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -