I saw a 3 second long shooting star before I first saw the terminal flash
Location
Address
South Bend, IN
Latitude
41° 41' 51.71'' N (41.697697°)
Longitude
86° 13' 17.57'' W (-86.221546°)
Elevation
227.042m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-02-06 02:25 EST
UT Date & Time
2017-02-06 07:25 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
103°
Moving
Facing azimuth
293.94°
First azimuth
292.45°
First elevation
54°
Last azimuth
347.69°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Blue, Light Blue, Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Waves of popping static sound
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Three booms
First boom was the loudest just before it started to turn green.
Second boom was softer after the first flash.
The last boom was when it passed through the clouds and was very bright
It was louder than the second boom
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
4s
Length
2°
Remarks
Glowing trail dimmer in the back very bright toward the head
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was like a strobing flash.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
After it passed through the last cloud at its brightest state. It turned orange and fragment was all over the sides like it was burning itself out completely throwing of so much fragment
