Reports Report 1786e (Event 1786-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Paul B |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Muscatine, IA |
| Latitude | 41° 27' 24.91'' N (41.45692°) |
| Longitude | 91° 2' 4.03'' W (-91.034452°) |
| Elevation | 189.929m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-05-28 21:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-05-29 02:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 191° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 23.42° |
| First azimuth | 21.81° |
| First elevation | 85° |
| Last azimuth | 8.05° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Light Blue, Green, Light Green, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 45° |
| Remarks | glowing and smoke train persisted behind the head for about 5 seconds |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | flashed 3 times, with small fragmentation each time, also had a secondary meteor likely from large chunk of fragmentation about 2 seconds after original along same line of travel. |