Tracked directly under a bright moon in a clear sky. Work night shift, was out taking a break. Got lucky looking up at moon. Always fun to see, one of night shift work few perks
Location
Address
Springfield, IL
Latitude
39° 47' 42.85'' N (39.795235°)
Longitude
89° 37' 25.24'' W (-89.623677°)
Elevation
179.923m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-05-13 04:30 CDT
UT Date & Time
2017-05-13 09:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
264°
Moving
Facing azimuth
226.6°
First azimuth
251.42°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
129°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Green, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
99.99°
Remarks
Glowing train fragmented pieces
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It went from a white to bright white then green
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Bright white flash spread out, then continued as green til gone
